University of Hamburg (German: Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH)

RWTH Aachen University (German: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen)

University of Bremen (German: Universität Bremen)

Technische Universität Darmstadt (official English name Technical University of Darmstadt, sometimes also referred to as Darmstadt University of Technology)

Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg)

Free University of Berlin (German: Freie Universität Berlin, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU)