University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (German: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; Latin: Universitas Eberhardina Carolina)

University of Cologne (German: Universität zu Köln)

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; German: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie)

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

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

Humboldt University of Berlin (German: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin)