An Unemployment Insurance Fund for Students
Get unemployment insurance for DKK 0 while you study. Then that’s taken care of.
Do you want to miss out on DKK 15,081? No, right?
Become a free student member of Akademikernes A-kasse. You can be a free student member for five years.
If you’ve been a member of the unemployment insurance fund (a-kasse) for more than a year before you finish your studies, you can receive unemployment benefits (dagpenge) from day one if you haven’t found a job immediately after graduating.
That’s DKK 15,081 (2025) or more that you’ll miss out on, if you don’t become a member until later.
See how much you can get in unemployment benefits
The unemployment insurance fund also offers you other benefits
As a free student member of Akademikernes A-kasse, you not only secure your future financially. You also gain access to numerous free offers we have available to you as a member.
See benefits and offers
Note-taking tips
Finding a note-taking technique that suits you is a good idea to help you remember lectures and the curriculum. Check out three popular note-taking methods – and why pen and paper might still beat your laptop.
Get tricks to improve your note-taking
How to use AI to make your studying easier
AI is your friend when you need to write summaries, understand complex theories and find topics for your next exam paper.
See how to get the most out of AI as a student
Access to relevant online courses
Our online courses are ready when you are.
You can dive into courses on topics like presenting with confidence, mastering commas, business economics and Illustrator.
See the selection of online courses
Job search tools
Here, you’ll find everything you need to write a great application and create a strong CV for your student job applications.
Our core competence is to ensure you get a job quickly after graduation. We have the lowest graduate unemployment rate of all academic unemployment insurance funds.
See sample CVs for new graduates (can also be used for student jobs when you don’t have much work experience yet)
Membership is free while you are studying
You can remain a free member for up to five years if you’re a student and your annual income (including your SU) doesn’t exceed DKK 305,420 before tax (2025).
See more under conditions
The preferred unemployment insurance fund for academics
With 300,000 members, Akademikernes A-kasse is Denmark's biggest unemployment insurance fund – and one of the most affordable once you’ve graduated.
If you’re less than two months away from getting your final grade
If you have less than two months left of your studies and are not yet a member of an unemployment insurance fund, it’s best to join when you’ve received your final grade, because you then only need to become a member and avoid changing membership status from student member to newly graduated.
You must register as a new graduate within 14 days of receiving your final grade.
Learn more about becoming a newly graduated member
If you have between two and eleven months until you get your final grade
If you have between two and eleven months left of your studies, you can join as a free student member and enjoy the benefits we offer. You’ll find everything from job search tips to presentation techniques and confidence boosters.
We can also help you find and apply for a relevant student job to kick-start your career.
Would you like to switch to Akademikernes A-kasse?
Already a member of another unemployment fund? Switching to Akademikernes A-kasse is easier than you think. Simply sign up with us. However, you mustn’t cancel your membership with your current unemployment insurance fund first. We will notify your current unemployment insurance fund of your transfer.
The time you’ve spent in another unemployment fund counts too – you keep your seniority when you switch to Akademikernes A-kasse. That matters because Danish law says you need to have been a member for a full year before you can get unemployment benefits.