IDA, The Danish Society of Engineers, () is a Danish trade union and interest group for highly educated professionals with a background in technology, science or IT. It has the abbreviation IDA (Ingeniørforeningen i Danmark). IDA's headquarters are in Copenhagen, Denmark. As of 2022, IDA has over 140,000 members. IDA's main objectives are "To gather Danish engineers and other eligible candidates to look after the interests of the engineerial profession" and "To assert the significance of technical and scientific education and research to society." IDA organises both employees, managers and the self-employed, and offers advice and feedback on, for example, matters relating to career, job search, salary, legal issues and working environment. As an association, IDA connects members based on their professional specialties e.g. IT, construction, environment or management. Members can also meet for personal development events or for social-cultural offers. IDA hosts around 3000 annual events throughout Denmark. Many of the events are organised by volunteer IDA members. Denmark's Best Trade Union 2021 IDA was named the best trade union in Denmark in 2021 in the "Industry Index Trade Unions 2021” from Loyalty Group. In the survey, IDA scored highest on both member satisfaction and member loyalty. IDA’s members Highly educated STEM professionals make up the majority of IDA members. Number of members as of 2022, 2012 and 2002: Unlike many unions, IDA organises both employees, managers (around 12%) and the self-employed (around 4%) and provides advice tailored to the different roles and work situations of members in each category. International members IDA has 10,400 (7%) English-speaking members who have either been recruited to Denmark for their professional skills and education, or who have completed their education in Denmark and chosen to settle there. IDA supports non-Danish members in their transition to the Danish labour market by providing them with information on Danish workplace culture and the role of trade unions in Denmark. IDA provides the same advice to non-Danish-speaking members on legal matters, careers and working life, for example, as to Danish members. IDA also organises a wide range of events in English. Young professionals In 2011 IDA established IDA Young Professionals (Danish: Yngre Fagligt Forum), a network for young professionals in Denmark. The network is active in the international umbrella organization European Young Engineers where it also represents young engineers from Denmark in the Council Meetings. Requirements for membership A wide range of university programmes in the