In 1950 Alberta and Clarence Giese were among the first U.S. students to study in Austria after World War II. They founded the Institute of European Studies in Vienna, the forerunner of IES Abroad, a highly esteemed student exchange program. (Austrian-American Educational Commission (Fulbright Commission))

In 1950 Alberta and Clarence Giese were among the first U.S. students to study in Austria after World War II. They founded the Institute of European Studies in Vienna, the forerunner of IES Abroad, a highly esteemed student exchange program. (Austrian-American Educational Commission (Fulbright Commission))