About IDA

The Danish Society of Engineers, IDA - a modern professional association for technical, IT and natural sciences professionals.

What is IDA?

IDA is Denmark’s largest interest group and trade union for students inside IT, natural sciences, and engineering. More than 38,000 students are already members of IDA. During your studies and when you are looking for your first full-time job, we strive to provide you and your fellow students with a strong academic community where you can strengthen your skills. When you graduate, IDA can assist you with professional counselling and advice to ensure you get a good start in your future job.

Counselling and networking

At IDA, we want to give you a good start to your studies and future career. Our advisors are ready daily to guide you and discuss the challenges you face in connection with your studies and career. Among other things, you can get feedback on your CV and your application, and they can help clarify your study and job opportunities. They can also review your employment contract when you get a job.
You also have the opportunity to create a network that could potentially help you land your next job. IDA has a wide range of professional networks consisting of fellow students and experienced professionals/ future colleagues.

Events

Every year, IDA organises more than 3,000 event where you can get involved in IDA's many professional networks and perhaps even meet your future colleagues. At our social events, you can socialise with fellow students across your fields of interest, all of whom are part of Denmark's largest IT, science and engineering community

Attractive benefits

IDA Forsikring is Denmark's cheapest student insurance. We cover you if your bike gets stolen; or your smartphone drowns, and when you go on a study trip or you get injured in the laboratory. We can also cover you if you are going on an exchange or internship abroad. You can also access Denmark's best student bank account through Lån & Spar Bank.

FAQ

About the student membership

To become a student member, you must be in the process of taking an engineering-, IT, or natural science degree. The first year of your membership is free.

When you have been a member of IDA for a year, you will be charged DKK 120 every six months (in October and April). You can sign up for an automatic payment service (PBS) to make your membership payments more manageable.

The form is in Danish, so we have made a guide for you of all the input fields: Guide to Betalingsservice

Who can become a member of IDA?

See the list of degrees

Payment service (Betalingsservice)

Have you already signed up for automatic payment of your student membership? If not, sign up now and avoid the hassle of paying bills manually.

Your student membership is free within the first year (for members who joined in after 02.03.2017, the first 12 months are free). After that, it will cost DKK 20 per month. Twice a year, you will receive a charge of DKK 120 for 6 months of membership. You can now sign up for an automatic payment service here.

Betalingsservice is only in Danish, so we have made this guide for you: Betalingsservice explained

I want to cancel my membership to IDA

If you want to cancel your membership, you should know that you are always welcome to join IDA again later.

You can cancel your membership here

Update your study information

IDA must know your study’s expected end date, so we always charge you the right membership. The information about your place of study is also essential, so you receive invitations to events at your university.

See your profile and update your information here

When you finish your studies

When you complete your studies, your membership in IDA will continue. You must update your employment status on your profile. If you are unemployed, you will get a discount on your membership fee.

If you are a member of Akademikernes A-kasse, you can automatically consent to IDA receiving information about your employment status. Consent is given via www.aka.dk under Forms – Other forms – unemployment information to IDA.