The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture's  International Programs Office is a service unit administratively located in the Office of the Vice President for Agriculture.  The IPO serves all of the divisions and departments of the Institute and cooperates with other divisions and departments of the University of Tennessee.

IPO works to facilitate enriching experiences for students and faculty of the University of Tennessee as well as for our friends and colleagues from other nations. We do this by: managing or playing a support role for international university exchange agreements; facilitating faculty development through focused international involvement; conducting student study tour abroad programs; holding on-campus international seminars and workshops; conducting short-term international participant training programs; hosting international visitors; and serving as an information clearing house on international affairs.