The workshop served to develop common research questions in the field of empirical educational research with a special focus on the respective data sets of NEPS (National Educational Panel Study), SOEP (German Socio-Economic Panel), PIAAC (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies), and the Federal-State comparison studies of the IQB, which were all introduced in detail. This process of idea generation was accompanied by expert lectures, which were also open to LIfBi staff, on the topics of data fusion (Prof. Dr. Susanne Rässler, University of Bamberg), educational decisions (Prof. Dr. Jürgen Baumert, Max Planck Institute for Human Development), and career planning (Dr. Nico Giersig, Trimberg Research Academy). Research ideas developed during this workshop will soon be condensed into research proposals for future third-party grant applications. Moreover, the results will be discussed with experts of the involved institutes as part of a final meeting in December.