Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; German: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie)
University of Hamburg (German: Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH)
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (also referred to as LMU or the University of Munich; German: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
University of Freiburg (colloquially German: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (German: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg)
University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (German: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; Latin: Universitas Eberhardina Carolina)
Leipzig University (German: Universität Leipzig)
TU Dresden (for German: Technische Universität Dresden, abbreviated as TUD)