Facts about us
Helping you move ahead is our number one job. Beyond providing financial security if you become unemployed (ledig), we are an essential partner during key transitions in your academic and professional life, whether landing your first job as a new graduate, between jobs, or considering becoming self-employed.
We develop services and advice to prepare you for the labour market of tomorrow, where many of us will change jobs far more frequently than we did before.
We contribute so that you feel that we are there for you as a member in key situations when your working life changes. Both when you choose the change and when you lose your job.
We understand that it is precisely in these situations that you need tailored guidance and advice – from your first day as a student and throughout your entire career.
Number of members and other facts
Members
We have over 300,000 members, making us Denmark’s largest unemployment insurance fund (a-kasse) for academics.
The Danish Society of Engineers (IDA) and Djøf are our two largest member organisations, representing about two-thirds of Akademikernes A-kasse’s members.
Employees
Akademikernes A-kasse has about 280 employees nationwide.
Our administration and management are based at the head office in Copenhagen.
Management
Villy Dyhr, CEO
Akademikernes A-kasse (AKA) was established on 1 July 2013 as a result of a merger between Akademikernes A-kasse (AAK), founded in 1974, and Ingeniørernes A-kasse (IAK), founded in 1973.
Find us all over the country
Your unemployment benefits (dagpenge) are administered by our team at the head office in Copenhagen, working closely with our regional offices in Aarhus, Odense, and Aalborg.
We also have offices in Herning and Esbjerg. We are ready to welcome you and answer your questions across the country.
If you prefer to call us, our member support team is ready with highly specialised knowledge of unemployment benefit regulations making it easy for y
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ou to focus on your job search.
You can also write to us through our online self-service system, Mit AKA, where you find all the forms you need during your unemployment period, book appointments, and sign up for workshops and events.
Representative Committee and Executive Committee
Akademikernes A-kasse is an independent association and an unemployment insurance fund with statutory recognition. The Representative Committee is the supreme authority of the unemployment insurance fund.
It consists of a chairperson and representatives from the 18 member organisations.
Members elect the Representative Committee, which in turn elects the Executive Committee and chairperson.