International Students of History Association
The International Students of History Association 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 May 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. 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 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.Past conferences
| Year | City | Country | Title |
| 1990 | Budapest | The European Paradigm | |
| 1991 | Pécs | People on the move: Migration | |
| 1992 | Helsinki | Gender and History | |
| 1993 | Tours | What does it mean to be Europe | |
| 1994 | Utrecht | History of Daily Life | |
| 1995 | Mainz | History and Propaganda | |
| 1996 | Vienna | Man and Nature | |
| 1997 | Wroclaw | Religion and History | |
| 1998 | Helsinki | Revolution!? | |
| 1999 | Heidelberg | Enemies and Feinbilder | |
| 2000 | Zagreb | The 20th Century | |
| 2001 | Vilnius | Minorities | |
| 2002 | Nijmegen | Expanding Horizons | |
| 2003 | Helsinki | Who owns the Past? | |
| 2004 | Pula | Trade and Communication | |
| 2005 | Ohrid | Religion in History | |
| 2006 | Utrecht | Ideologies through History | |
| 2007 | Turku | Popular culture and History | |
| 2008 | Delft | Facets of power | |
| 2009 | Zagreb | Turning points in History | |
| 2010 | Helsinki | Integration throughout History | |
| 2011 | Pula | East and West: Bridging the Differences | |
| 2012 | Jena | Identities in Transition | |
| 2013 | Leuven | Migrations | |
| 2014 | Budapest | Images of the Other: Relations between Western and Central-Eastern Europe in History | |
| 2015 | Bucharest | Local vs Global: A Transnational Perspective on History | |
| 2016 | Canterbury | Sensing the Past: A Sensory Perception of History | |
| 2017 | Eger | Religion and History | |
| 2018 | Maribor/Graz | / | Work in Progress: Modernisation of History |
| 2019 | Budapest | Recycling History | |
| 2020 | Ghent | Colonisation through History |
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.
In 2016-17, ISHA took part in the EU-funded project "Learning a History that is 'not yet History'", together with EUROCLIO and several other partners. The final event took place in the newly opened House of European History in Brussels.
Carnival
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.Structure
The organs of ISHA are:- The General Assembly, who acts like the parliament of the association. It consists of Active and Passive Members, but only the former have the right to vote. Active Members can vote via one Delegate of their own section, or by giving one Proxy Vote to a Delegate of another section. The GA decides on the association's policies, the modification of Statutes and Standing Orders, and on the Annual Conference it elects the Officials for the next term.
- The International Board is ISHA's executive body. It is composed by five members: President, Secretary, Treasurer and two Vice-Presidents, who apply the guidelines decreed by the General Assembly.
- The Council represents the main aid of the Board in accomplishing the tasks necessary for the functioning of ISHA.
- The Archivist is responsible for maintaining and updating the ISHA Archives. Apart from a digitalised version, some parts of the ISHA Archives are physically available for consultation in the Artes - Ladeuze University Library of the KU Leuven, located on the Ladeuzeplein in Leuven.
- The Editor-in-Chief is the head of the Editorial Board, which is responsible for issuing Carnival, the academic journal of the association.
- The Webmaster has the task of keeping the ISHA website and social media accounts up-to-date.
- The Treasury Supervision consists of two members and has the main task of checking the outgoing treasurer's work at the end of his/her term.
- The Committees consist of an appointed Spokesperson and at least one more member, plus several volunteers. Any Official, Active Member or Passive Member of ISHA can become part of the committees and attend the committee meetings. The Committees help the Officials in giving shape to the ideas and policies of ISHA. Currently, there are five thematic Committees:
- * The Alumni & PhD Network Committee
- * The Fundraising Committee
- * The Project Management Committee
- * The Public Relations Committee
- * The Training Committee
List of current sections (as of 2019)
| Country | Sections |
| San Miguel de Tucumán | |
| Graz, Vienna | |
| Brussels, Ghent, Leuven | |
| Mostar, Sarajevo | |
| Rio de Janeiro | |
| Blagoevgrad, Sofia | |
| Santiago de Chile | |
| Bogotá, Medellín | |
| Osijek, Pula, Rijeka, Split, Zadar, Zagreb | |
| Nicosia | |
| Prague, Olomouc | |
| Helsinki, Turku | |
| Berlin, Erfurt, Heidelberg, Jena, Marburg | |
| Thessaloniki | |
| Budapest, Eger | |
| Bologna, Milan, Pisa, Rome, Trieste-Koper | |
| Vilnius | |
| Leiden, Nijmegen | |
| Ile-Ife | |
| Skopje | |
| Łódź, Poznań, Warsaw | |
| Bucharest | |
| Kaliningrad, Moscow | |
| Belgrade, Novi Sad | |
| Ljubljana, Maribor, Trieste-Koper | |
| Bilbao, Madrid | |
| Lausanne, Lugano | |
| Ankara, Istanbul, Zonguldak | |
| Kent, Manchester |
List of former Presidents
| Year | Name | Country | Section |
| 1990-1991 | Zoltán Zarándy | ISHA Budapest | |
| 1991-1992 | |||
| 1992-1993 | |||
| 1993-1994 | |||
| 1994-1995 | |||
| 1995-1996 | |||
| 1996-1997 | |||
| 1997-1998 | |||
| 1998-1999 | Dragan Božić | ISHA Novi Sad | |
| 1999-2000 | Mikko-Olavi Seppälä | ISHA Helsinki | |
| 2000-2001 | Konstantin zu Dohna | ISHA Heidelberg | |
| 2001-2002 | John Blake | ISHA Nijmegen | |
| 2002-2003 | John Blake | ISHA Nijmegen | |
| 2003-2004 | |||
| 2004-2005 | Janós Betkó | ISHA Nijmegen | |
| 2005-2006 | Alan Götz | ISHA Heidelberg | |
| 2006-2007 | Branimir Bekavac | ISHA Zagreb | |
| 2007-2008 | Leonie Huijs | ISHA Nijmegen | |
| 2008-2009 | Marko Halonen | ISHA Helsinki | |
| 2009-2010 | Frerik Kampman | ISHA Utrecht | |
| 2010-2011 | Sarah Stroobants | ISHA Leuven | |
| 2011-2012 | Stephanie Bakker | ISHA Utrecht | |
| 2012-2013 | Sven Mörsdorf | ISHA Jena | |
| 2013-2014 | Mišo Petrović | ISHA Zagreb | |
| 2014-2015 | Barbora Hrubá | ISHA Prague | |
| 2015-2016 | Daria Lohmann | ISHA Berlin | |
| 2016-2017 | Benjamin Harding | ISHA Kent | |
| → 2016-2017 | Lilla Zámbó | ISHA Budapest | |
| 2017-2018 | Lucija Balikić | ISHA Zagreb | |
| 2018 | Adam Tuković | ISHA Osijek | |
| 2019 | Anselm Logghe | ISHA Ghent / ISHA Bilbao | |
| 2020 | Blaž Ševo | ISHA Split |