UCI is now the home of one of six industry-university information and technology research centers in the nation. The other universities that are also hosting a center include MIT, the University of Arizona, UC San Diego and Lehigh University. According to Kraemer, UC Irvine is progressively becoming nationally and globally known for their school in management and in computer science. He also said this is partly the reason why UC Irvine receives so many supporters from different companies such as IBM, Seagate, Boeing, Canon, United Airlines and many more. This is also beneficial for the students of UC Irvine.
Students can now have research assistantship experience, work study and many more job opportunities.
Furthermore, according to Blake, anything adding to the reputation of UCI will benefit the students. Although the center will be an institution for higher learning, Kraemer stresses that it will primarily focus on research. The center is there to strictly research the effects of computers in people's lives. The research also includes surfing through the Internet to enhance studies. The students who participate in this research center will learn practical skills and gain experiences for the 'real world' related to the use of information computers.