What is IDA?

With over 38,000 student members, IDA is Denmark's largest community of students within IT, science and engineering. We work to give you and your fellow students the best possible study time and the best conditions to get a good start to your career.

During your studies and into your first job, we are ready with professional advice and sparring that can help ensure that you are in the strongest position in the labor market.

Become a student member of IDA

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Discounts

Gym membership, clothing, lunch boxes and subscriptions are just a few of the discount deals you get access to as a student member.

And we also have attractive member benefits with our partners IDA Forsikring and Lån&Spar, so you both save money and earn interest on it at the same time.

Se your benefits

get discounts on everything from clothing to textbooks and more. Sign up to our newsletter IDA for Students a receive monthly discounts.

Events

IDA events are organized all year round and throughout the country. Many of these are specifically for students and at SU-friendly prices.

Bring your study group along for bungy jumping or ceramics. Or get an introduction to Python and participate in a webinar about study techniques and structure.

And when you are about to finish your studies, we have a tailored webinar series about going from uni to work and how to land your first job.

Events for students From uni to job

Personal counselling

At IDA, we want to help you get off to a good start in your studies and your future career. Our advisors are ready every day to guide you and help with challenges you may encounter in connection with your studies and career.

You can, among other things, get feedback on your CV and application, help clarify your study and job options and review your employment contract when your student job is in place.

You also have ample opportunity to create a network that may be the path to your next study or full-time job. IDA has several professional networks where you can meet both fellow students and more experienced colleagues.

Counselling Contract and salary

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 completed your first year as a member, you will be charged DKK 120 per six months. These collections take place in October and April. To make paying your subscription easier, you can register for Betalingsservice (an automatic pay service that deducts your fee from the payment option of your choice).

You can sign up for automatic payment service (PBS) here. The form is in Danish, so we have also made this guide for you of all the input fields.

FAQ

Who can become a member of IDA?

See the list of degrees

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.

Study courses

On IDA Campus you get free access as a student member of IDA to courses from Python to ChatGPT prompting and more.

Free study courses

Banking advantages

Get the best student account in Denmark and switch to a bank that knows you better than most. IDA+Lån&Spar offers you tailored benefits that suit your student life and future working life.

IDA+Lån&Spar

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