Become a member

Membership advantages

• We have in-depth insight into the academic labour market and your job opportunities. As a member, you can expect a number of advantages:
• You will become a member of one of Denmark’s cheapest unemployment insurance funds for academics
• As a member, you will get the best price at 484 DKK per month (2024). Our membership is free for students under the age of 30. 

See how much you save, compared to other unemployment insurance companies (in Danish)

You will have a financial safety net

If you become unemployed, you will have a financial safety net, providing you with a stable income for up to two years.

If you choose to supplement your unemployment insurance with a salary insurance, you will be insured with up to 40,000 DKK per month, in addition to your unemployment benefits.

Read about salary insurance (in Danish)

You will find employment faster, if you have a membership at our unemployment insurance fund

We specialize in finding jobs for unemployed academics. More than half of our members, who become unemployed, finds a job after 3 months. At our job site, you will find vacant positions aimed entirely at academics. 

We collaborate closely with companies who contact our recruiting consultants instead of advertising their vacant positions, in order to find their next employee. As an unemployed member of our unemployment insurance fund, you therefore get the opportunity to be one step ahead in your job hunt and let us match you with your future work place.

Go to our job site (in Danish)

Inspiration and tools to help you in your job search

As a member of Akademikernes A-kasse you have access to online courses in English with tips and inspiration you can use when applying for jobs. Some of our online courses are followed by workshops where you can practice the competencies you have learned in the courses.

We regularly offer events in English where you can meet organisations and companys interested in hiring academics.

See our courses and events, some of which are in English

With our CV and Application Design Tool you can personalise your CV and application. It is easy and intuitive to use - with sections you can combine to best target the position you are applying for.

Go to the CV and Application Design Tool - some in English, some in Danish

You can become a part of our startup community

At Akademikernes A-kasse, we are experiencing an increase in members who are interested in creating their own business. Therefore, we have developed some options to help you if you want to create your own startup, become a freelancer/consultant or you have a physical or digital product that you want to launch.

With help from our startup community, our members have created more than 1.300 businesses, which makes it one of the largest entrepreneurial programmes in Denmark. Please note that the programme is in Danish, so understanding and reading Danish is a requirement.

Read more about the start-up community (in Danish)