International Students of History Association
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The International Students of History Association (ISHA) is an international non-governmental organization
of students of history. Based and active mainly in Europe
, ISHA's goals are to facilitate communication and provide a platform of exchange for students of history and related sciences on an international level.
ISHA was founded in Budapest
in 1990 thanks to the initiative of Hungarian history students who, after the fall of the Iron Curtain
, wanted to forge links with their colleagues in Western Europe
. At present, ISHA's members include more than 25 sections in fifteen European countries, and a number of observers and associate members, while ISHA is itself an associate member of the European Students' Union (ESU). Moreover, ISHA closely cooperates with a number of other academic networks, among them the European History Network and EUROCLIO, the European Association of History Educators.
Since 1999, ISHA publishes its own journal, Carnival, in which students can publish articles of their own. Carnival is a yearly publication and is open to contributions from all students of history and related sciences (not only ISHA members).
In 2009-10, ISHA took part in the project "Connecting Europe through History – Experiences and Perceptions of Migration in Europe", together with EUROCLIO and The Europaeum
, an organization of ten leading European universities. A follow-up project is planned for 2011-12.
Belgium: Leuven
Bulgaria: Sofia
Croatia: Osijek, Pula, Zagreb
Cyprus: Nicosia
Finland: Helsinki, Turku
Germany: Berlin, Marburg, Jena, Heidelberg
Hungary: Miskolc
Ireland: Galway (Cumann Staire
)
Italy: Rome, Pisa, Trieste-Koper (twin section)
Lithuania: Vilnius, Kaunas
Malta: Msida
The Netherlands: Groningen, Nijmegen, Utrecht
Romania: Bucharest
Russia: St. Petersburg
Serbia: Belgrade
Slovenia: Ljubljana, Trieste-Koper (twin section)
Switzerland: Zürich
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
of students of history. Based and active mainly in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, ISHA's goals are to facilitate communication and provide a platform of exchange for students of history and related sciences on an international level.
ISHA was founded in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
in 1990 thanks to the initiative of Hungarian history students who, after the fall of the Iron Curtain
Iron Curtain
The concept of the Iron Curtain symbolized the ideological fighting and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1989...
, wanted to forge links with their colleagues in Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
. At present, ISHA's members include more than 25 sections in fifteen European countries, and a number of observers and associate members, while ISHA is itself an associate member of the European Students' Union (ESU). Moreover, ISHA closely cooperates with a number of other academic networks, among them the European History Network and EUROCLIO, the European Association of History Educators.
Activities
Throughout the academic year, the various member sections take turns organizing several seminars and an Annual Conference. These events usually last five to seven days and take place with thirty to fifty (in case of the Annual Conference, up to a hundred) student participants from around Europe. They comprise workshops, discussions, lectures and presentations on varying topics, but also offer a cultural programme with visits and excursions. Additional leisure and evening activities are meant to provide more informal opportunities for participants to meet one another and thereby broaden their intercultural understandings.Since 1999, ISHA publishes its own journal, Carnival, in which students can publish articles of their own. Carnival is a yearly publication and is open to contributions from all students of history and related sciences (not only ISHA members).
In 2009-10, ISHA took part in the project "Connecting Europe through History – Experiences and Perceptions of Migration in Europe", together with EUROCLIO and The Europaeum
Europaeum
The Europaeum is an organisation of ten leading European universities. It was conceived of in 1990–1991 by Lord Weidenfeld and Sir Ronnie Grierson to support the ‘advancement of education through the encouragement of European studies in the University of Oxford and other European institutions of...
, an organization of ten leading European universities. A follow-up project is planned for 2011-12.
List of current ISHA sections (incomplete)
Austria: SalzburgBelgium: Leuven
Bulgaria: Sofia
Croatia: Osijek, Pula, Zagreb
Cyprus: Nicosia
Finland: Helsinki, Turku
Germany: Berlin, Marburg, Jena, Heidelberg
Hungary: Miskolc
Ireland: Galway (Cumann Staire
Cumann Staire
-Events:An Cumann Staire organises many events over the academic year, academic and social. These are attended by students and staff alike.-Academic:...
)
Italy: Rome, Pisa, Trieste-Koper (twin section)
Lithuania: Vilnius, Kaunas
Malta: Msida
The Netherlands: Groningen, Nijmegen, Utrecht
Romania: Bucharest
Russia: St. Petersburg
Serbia: Belgrade
Slovenia: Ljubljana, Trieste-Koper (twin section)
Switzerland: Zürich