The substitutive Private Health Insurance that you can apply via Expatrio such as ottonova Study Secure and DR-WALTER Provisit Student can be accepted by German universities.
Our substitutive Private Health Insurance (with ottonova and Provisit) meets the requirements to be enrolled in accordance with regulations (Section 193 Paragraph 3 of the Insurance Contract Act (VVG) and the obligation to nursing care insurance according to Section 23 Paragraph 1 SGB XI // § 193 Abs. 3 Versicherungsvertragsgesetz (VVG) und der Pflicht zur Pflegeversicherung nach § 23 Abs. 1 SGB XI).
If your university is not aware of this, please let us know. Our Expatrio Health Insurance experts can speak to your university and explain the insurance regulation to them.