The influence of advanced technology and increasing globalization has positively impacted the campus' growth and potential and Orange County is quickly becoming a major national hot bed for high-tech industry and growth. In a recent survey held by the
Financial Times, UCI's Paul Merage School of Business was ranked 1st in Information Technology among the top 50 of some 1,500 MBA programs worldwide.
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Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science is currently contributing to this technological revolution through its graduate level research in computer science theory, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, embedded computer systems and databases. It is the largest computer science department of its type within the entire UC system.
The Paul Merage School of Business' full-time MBA degree program features strategic focus on information technology (IT) that allows students the unique opportunity to fully explore and understand the role of IT as it affects all aspects of management.
Computerworld magazine ranked the program 5th in the nation for technological MBAs.
Because of UCI's high-tech focus, every corner of campus, from the classrooms to on-campus apartments, is wired to the Internet. Every student, faculty member and staff member is easily accessible through their assigned mail accounts. Several open access computer labs equipped with PCs and/or Macs are spread throughout the campus and the campus has recently installed wireless technology to provide portable computing services to many areas of campus.
Additionally, the city of Irvine's development as a hub for national and international high-tech and bioscientific companies makes it's location ideal. UCI has partnered with many of these companies to form the
University Research Park, a research, development and educational center. This university-industry alliance will produce leading edge advances in these fields and stimulate further growth in southern California and the Irvine area in particular.
