TU9 German Institutes of Technology e. V. is an incorporated society of the nine most prestigious, oldest, and largest universities focusing on engineering and technology in Germany. The current president of TU9 is Ernst Schmachtenberg, rector of RWTH Aachen.Two members of TU9, RWTH Aachen and TU Munich, are selected as Germany's Universities of Excellence for two consecutive funding periods of 2007 - 2012 and 2012 - 2017.