2010 Guest professor, University of Erlangen

2004 – 2010 Juniorprofessor, University of Hamburg

2001 Ph.D. (Chinese studies), University of Hamburg. Thesis: ‘Li’ und ‘Shi’ als ontologische Antwort auf das Humesche Kausalitätsproblem innerhalb des Induktionsproblems in Jin Yuelins Werk Lun Dao” (Jin Yuelin’s ontological answer li and shi regarding the problem of causality within the inductive problem)

1994 – 1998 Lecturer of Korean language at the University of Munich

1993 M.A.; Thesis: Li Zehou und Aspekte der chinesischen Philosophiegeschichte (Li Zehou and aspects of Chinese history of philosophy), University of Munich

1985 student of sinology, political sciences, philosophy and Korean language, University of Munich, SOAS / London, Fujen University/Taiwan