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GDCh-VAA dual membership

As a chemist in a leadership position or on your way there, you benefit from a close partnership between the GDCh and the VAA – the association of executives in the chemical industry. The VAA represents your interests as a trade union for academics, provides personal legal advice on employment law and is directly represented on site in many companies by committed elected representatives. With dual membership, you combine the GDCh’s professional network with the VAA’s professional policy representation – at reduced rates.

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The VAA – Your Voice in Business and Politics

The VAA (Association of Employed Academics and Executives in the Chemical Industry) sees itself as an academics’ union and an association representing executives. Thanks to its high level of organisation within companies, VAA members always have local contacts available to support them: committed VAA representatives are widely represented on supervisory boards, spokesperson committees and works councils, thereby actively contributing to workplace co-determination. The VAA’s legal experts advise members on all employment law matters – including legal representation in employment tribunal proceedings. The VAA is also active in higher education: through the VAA and the VAA careers network, students, doctoral candidates and graduates of science and technology degree programmes receive valuable information about employment opportunities and career paths in the chemical industry and related sectors.

Legal advice on employment law

including legal representation before employment tribunals

Local contact person

through VAA representatives on supervisory boards, executive committees and works councils

Application Network & University Outreach

Support when starting your career through the VAA Job Application Network

GDCh network

Access to a community of over 28,000 people interested in chemistry, including around 9,000 young chemists, including JCF, Divisions, career service, Conferences and member magazine

Further benefits of GDCh membership Further benefits of VAA membership

Terms and conditions of dual membership

Status	GDCh annual fee	VAA annual fee
Students	free of charge	free of charge
Young members / early-career professionals	€50 for the first 2 years, then automatically €100	half price, i.e. 120 euros per year
Full Members	€100 (continuation, application only possible within the first 5 years after entering professional life)	regular VAA membership fee (details available directly from the VAA)

Important note: Switching to GDCh-VAA dual membership is possible during student status and during young membership in the GDCh. Full Members who switched while they were already students or young members continue their dual membership at the GDCh fee of €100/year.

You can obtain the exact special VAA conditions and details of the regular VAA membership fee directly from the VAA at verwaltung@vaa.de.

New to the GDCh?

If you are not yet a GDCh member, you can select joint membership with the VAA when registering. Your status as a student member or young member will automatically determine your terms.

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Already a GDCh member?

If you are already a student member or young member of the GDCh, you can switch to dual membership at any time during this membership phase. To do so, change your membership category.

Switch to dual membership

Important: A subsequent change to Full Member status is only possible during the first five years of employment. Dual membership can generally only be applied for during the student or young member phase or within the first one to two years of Full Membership.

Your contact at Member Services

Our membership service team will be happy to answer any questions you may have about your GDCh membership, joining the dual membership scheme or changing your status.

Leonie Webert
Email: ms@gdch.de
Telephone: +49 69 7917-335

Questions about your VAA terms and conditions?

For questions about your VAA membership, fees or benefits, please contact the VAA directly at: verwaltung@vaa.de or visit vaa.de.

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GDCh-VAA dual membership

The VAA – Your Voice in Business and Politics

Status

GDCh annual fee

VAA annual fee

Students

free of charge

Young members / early-career professionals

€50 for the first 2 years, then automatically €100

half price, i.e. 120 euros per year

Full Members

€100 (continuation, application only possible within the first 5 years after entering professional life)

regular VAA membership fee (details available directly from the VAA)