The International Relations Office (IRO) participates in the implementation of the Jagiellonian University's policy concerning international cooperation. It consists of two Units:

1. International Cooperation,
2. Administration and Finances.

The International Cooperation Section is responsible for:

• supporting activities related to initiating and coordinating international cooperation of the Jagiellonian University with universities and research institutions at the university level;
• preparing bilateral agreements on scientific cooperation realised at the university level;
• providing support to JU units interesting in signing cooperation agreements on faculty and institute level;
• coordinating the JU's participation in IRUN;
• organising trainings and meetings for international relations officers from partner universities;
• editing the IRO's periodical Newsletter;
• maintaining the database of all the JU's bilateral agreements with international universities and research institutions;
• coordinating exchange within bilateral agreements at the university level and providing administrative-financial assistance to JU staff, PhD candidate and students;
• administering the Rector's Committee for Bilateral Grants for Students and PhD Candidates;
• coordinating and administering The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) and the Jagiellonian University SYLFF Steering Committee;
• administrative-financial assistance to holders of the Lew Sapieha Award and the Iwan Wyhowski Award (academic staff and PhD candidates from Belarus and Ukraine) as well as the JU's grant-holders of The Króliczewski Educational Fund;
• administrative assistance to JU candidates for governmental scholarships offered by the Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange;
• coordinating posts for Polish language teachers within governmental agreements;
• coordinating and registering ERASMUS+ agreements (KA1 Mobility for learners and staff) and administrative-financial assistance to staff mobility, collaborating with JU units concerning rankings, internationalisation and international cooperation;
• collaborating with JU units concerning the realization of bilateral exchange of  students/PhD candidates at the university level;
• preparing the IRO's distribution list (information about various grants, summer schools, conferences and scientific events);
• reporting on international co-operation.

The Administration and Finances Section is responsible for:

• providing administrative-financial assistance to JU staff, PhD candidates and students qualified for international mobility, in particular:

• mobility application forms and their verification,
• mobility procedures and settlement of advance payments,
• information on the rules of calculation of expenditures on mobility,
• mobility database,
• collaboration with the JU Bursar's units and Office of Human Resources,
• international insurance for staff, PhD candidates and students,
• financial assistance to mobility within Erasmus+,

• coordinating the collaboration with travel agencies;
• tender call notices for the booking of air, train and bus tickets;
• collaboration with airlines.