Unemployment Benefit
If you do not already have a job upon graduation, you may be entitled to the unemployment benefit.
There are different rules regarding the entitlement to unemployment benefit; this depends on your country of origin, your work history in Denmark, etc.
We recommend that you contact one of the unions or unemployment funds and get advice on your current situation. Make sure to contact these funds before you graduate as there are different rules for graduates. The Careers Centre can assist you in getting in contact with unions and unemployment funds, or you can just check out the links below.
If you meet the requirements for enrolling in a fund, be assured that signing up is easy and does not involve much paperwork. Everything is usually done online. Membership fees are generally around 400 kr. per month, but some is free as long as you are studying.
Unemployment Insurance Funds
Akademikernes A-Kasse (AAK) - Unemployment Insurance Fund for graduates and highly educated
CA A-Kasse - Unemployment Insurance Fund for business professionals. Join as a free student member or as a graduate. Read more at www.ca.dk/englishall or here. You may also read the book 'The job is yours! A pocket book for job seekers'
Kristelig A-kasse (Krifa) - Unemployment Insurance Fund for all
Ingeniørernes A-Kasse (IAK) - Unemployment Insurance Fund for engineers
Magistrenes Arbejdsløshedskasse - Unemployment Insurance Fund for humanistic fields
Trade Unions
Dansk Magisterforening (DM) - Humanistic Studies Union, Union for higher education graduates
Dansk Psykolog Forening (DP) - Danish Psychologists
Dansk Socialrådgiverforening - Danish Social Workers Union
Ingeniørforeningen (IDA) - Engineers Union
PROSA - Union for IT professionals