History Students’ League of Iași “Clio”

The History Students’ League of Iași “Clio” is an organization constituted as a Romanian private law legal entity, autonomous, non-governmental, apolitical, non-profit, established on August 26, 2009.

The purpose of LSI is to create an organized framework that brings together students and graduates of higher education institutions in the field of history, as well as those interested in it, by promoting volunteering among members and carrying out specific activities, while also representing members’ interests in relations with other institutions at the domestic and international levels.

It is a member of the largest student federation in the country, namely the National Union of Students of Romania (USR).

Departments:

• Internal Affairs and Human Resources;
• External Affairs;

• Secretariat and Logistics;

• Finances and Sponsorships;
• Project Writing;
• Promotion and Press Relations.

Principles:

The “History Students’ League” Association of Iași relies in its organization on the principles of:

• Initiative, involvement, and cooperation;

• Volunteering;

• Friendship, respect, and mutual support;

• Free circulation of knowledge and information.

Objectives:

• Organizing projects and activities that contribute to achieving the Association’s purpose, with scientific, charitable, and entertainment specifics (among the Association’s members);

• Supporting and promoting the socio-professional interests of students of the Faculty of History within the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University and beyond;

• Promoting freedom and dignity and defending the Statute of students from the Faculty of History, within an autonomous and non-discriminatory university environment;

• Consolidating relations with university and scientific research environments in the country and abroad;

• Stimulating the creation and publication of scientific papers and developing historical research;

• Propagating historical culture within civil society, promoting historical ideas and studies;

• Establishing contacts and professional relations, based on the same interests and purpose, with organizations having a similar specific, in the country and abroad;

• Promoting and developing partnerships with state institutions (especially cultural ones) and NGOs;

• Facilitating the access of L.S.I. members (and not only) to scientific, cultural, entertainment events, etc.;

• Organizing clubs, circles, debates, meetings, commemorative events, as well as conferences of students and graduates from higher education;

• Organizing activities with a civic and humanitarian character, as well as promoting democratic values.

LSI Activities and Projects:

As a true “family of volunteers,” LSI, together with all students who have chosen the path promoted by it, enjoys participating in numerous events (mostly of a cultural-scientific nature), among which we mention:

• The “History in High Schools” Contest (“Istoria în Licee”) – organized within the Faculty of History, it is dedicated to high school students from the Moldova region, being LSI’s largest-scale project. Already having gone through several editions, the contest introduces students to the university world, while also constituting an efficient means of evaluating knowledge in a qualified environment and an opportunity for teamwork;

• Conferences on current historical topics – supported by professors of the Faculty, researchers of the “A. D. Xenopol” History Institute in Iași, or other prominent guests from the historiographical environment, on the occasion of these conferences various interpretations (both old and new) on the discussed subjects are exposed to the public, encouragements are transmitted, and ideas about gaps in today’s historical study are launched;

• Historical movie nights – considered the most attractive events, these film screenings differ from other similar events through the guaranteed participation of a specialist professor who, knowing the era referred to by the film very well, clarifies the message emphasized by the director and the artistic film, presents the context of its appearance, and draws attention to possible discrepancies or contemporary alterations;

• Freshmen Ball (Balul Bobocilor), organized for all history students, but not only;

• Activities within the mentoring program from the beginning of the academic year, targeting first-year students of the Faculty of History;

• Participations in USR initiatives and events (Unifest festival, Congress of Students in Romania, General Assemblies, Winter Camp and Summer Camp camps, the “USR Training Academy” program);

• Collaboration and participation in initiatives of the Student House of Culture in Iași (CCS), namely the Gaudeamus and FestudIS festivals and trainings organized by CCS;

• LSI Volunteer Gala – a moment when all volunteers who actively got involved in the Association are awarded, being offered diplomas and certificates attesting their involvement in volunteering actions;

• Wreath layings in front of monuments with a commemorative role for Romania’s past, on the occasion of December 1st;

• Karl Popper-model debates between students on historical topics;

• LSI artistic cenacle;

• Socializing evenings;

• Volleyball club.