<p>Andreas Ortenburger, Dr. phil., has been working as research assistant at the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) in Hannover, Germany, since December 2010. He contributed to several empirical projects on the conditions of studying, academic success, quality development and evaluation in higher education. Andreas studied social sciences with a focus on applied empirical social research at the Ruhr University of Bochum. After his studies he worked as a research and teaching assistant at the University of Wuppertal and at the Free University of Berlin, where he earned his PhD with a thesis on teacher education and professionalization.</p><p>In stage 7 of the NEPS (Higher Education and the Transition to Work) he is responsible for the conceptualization and development of questionnaires and research instruments for the Starting Cohort 5 and the additional study "Panel of Teacher Education Students" (LAP).</p>