The Jagiellonian University is the oldest higher education institution in Poland and one of the oldest in Europe. Today, the Jagiellonian University comprises 16 Faculties, where nearly 4 thousand academic staff conduct research and provide education to almost 50 thousand students, within the framework of more than 176 different fields of study. The eminent researchers and state-of-the-art infrastructure make the JU one of the leading Polish scientific institutions, collaborating with major academic centres from all over the world.