The Dresden University of Technology ( TUD ) is the largest university in the state of Saxony and one of the 10 largest universities in Germany with 34,993 students . The Technische UniversitÃ t Dresden ( usually translated from German as Dresden University of Technology and abbreviated TU Dresden or TUD ) is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden , the largest university in Saxony and one of the 10 largest universities in Germany with 34,993 students As of 2006 .