With approximately 33,000 students, about 100 courses of study and 40 institutes, the Technische Universität Berlin is one of the largest, internationally renowned and traditional technical universities in Germany.

ZEISS is a leading global technology company in the optical and optoelectronic industry.

The DFKI is the leading business-oriented research institution in Germany in the field of innovative software technologies and on the basis of artificial intelligence methods.

With around 4,300 employees, the Fraunhofer ICT Alliance is the largest IT research organization in Europe and a direct contact for companies and users.

Advancement through networking – the guiding principle of the Friedrich-Alexander-University. It offers 261 courses of study for its currently almost 39,000 students.

The Holtzbrinck Publishing Group is one of the world’s leading publishing and media groups in the fields of scientific publications, educational offerings and general interest publishing. Its brand portfolio also includes digital companies focusing on science, education and content.

Huawei Technologies is one of the world’s leading providers of information technology and telecommunications solutions.

As one of the world’s leading developers of innovative technology, IAV works together with all the big names in the automotive and research world.

As “The Research University in the Helmholtz Association”, KIT creates and communicates knowledge for society and the environment. Its goal is to make significant contributions to global challenges in the fields of energy, mobility, and information.

MERCK invested around 2.2 billion euros in technological progress in the 2018 financial year. The aim is not only to research new ideas, but also to continuously develop existing competencies and products and to offer efficient solutions in the areas of healthcare, life science and performance materials.

For more than 80 years, Rohde & Schwarz has stood for quality, precision and innovation in all fields of wireless communications technology. Strategically, the electronics group focuses on five main areas: Test and Measurement, Broadcast and Media Technology, Cyber Security, Secure Communications, and Monitoring and Network Testing.

Software AG offers its customers “Freedom as a Service”. It thinks ahead with integration, drives business transformation and enables rapid innovation for the Internet of Things, enabling companies to differentiate their business models from those of their competitors.

The Technical University in Dresden, the city of art and science, is completely reorganizing its 18 faculties in the five areas in order to improve and simplify interdisciplinary cooperation.

With around 560 professors, 10,000 employees* and 41,000 students, the Technical University Munich is one of the leading technical universities in Europe. Its main fields of study are engineering, natural sciences, life sciences, medicine and economics.

The high-tech company TRUMPF offers manufacturing solutions in the fields of machine tools, laser technology and electronics. We drive the digital networking of the manufacturing industry through consulting, platform and software offerings. As an independent family business, we think and act for the long term. Our creative drive makes us a guarantor for continuous innovation.

The University of Paderborn is characterized by its mission statement “University of the Information Society”. Thus, it is not only focusing on the development and examination of exactly this information society in the scientific-technical field, but also on the fusion of research and teaching.

The University of Stuttgart with its 150 courses of study and almost 26,000 students always focuses on the approach known as “Stuttgarter Weg”. This consists of the interdisciplinary combination of the natural sciences, humanities, engineering and social sciences.

In terms of sales, selling space and number of employees, the MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group is Europe’s leading retail company for consumer electronics and related services.

Volkswagen has set itself the goal of making mobility sustainable for today’s generations and those to come. Following the guiding principle “Shaping mobility – for generations to come”, the Group is driving forward electromobility, digital connectivity and autonomous driving at full speed.

Grundfos is a global water solutions company committed to pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improving the quality of life for people. From 1945, the Founder of Grundfos, Poul Due Jensen, built a company based on integrity, principles, partnerships, as well as individual and corporate responsibility and sustainability.

SHS – Stahl-Holding-Saar is an operational management holding company which actively manages tasks of the two major Saarland steel companies Saarstahl and Dillinger.With over 13,000 employees and an annual production of around 4 million tons of crude steel, Saarstahl and Dillinger shape the Saarland and are also among the leading steel producing companies internationally.