Irvine, where the University of California at Irvine is located, is a small city with a population of about 200,000, about 45 minutes' drive from Los Angeles. Irvine can be said to be a "customized city", a dream city carefully planned and designed by the famous architect William Pereira. The greening and street traffic planning of the whole city is very perfect, and the city appearance space is comfortable and spacious, which is impressive. The whole city looks quite peaceful and harmonious. UCI is the city center designed by the designer. Of course, the birth of campus buildings should match the planning and layout of the whole city of Irvine, which not only embodies the vitality of the school, but also does not lose the elegance, tranquility and harmony of Irvine. No matter in UCI campus or Irvine city, tall trees and carefully trimmed greening achievements can be seen everywhere. Irvine has no so-called slums, but an excellent living area and school district. Despite this, the police in Irvine still do their duty, actively maintain urban order and ensure the safety of citizens, which makes Irvine one of the safest cities in the United States every year. In the summer of 20 13, the strong construction of campus police further strengthened the campus security work, making UCI the most powerful and advanced university in California. Owen was rated as the fourth most livable city in the United States by CNN, and according to the report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2008, Owen has the lowest crime rate among cities with a population of100000. A safe living environment is also one of the advantages of UC Irvine compared with other schools.

There are two airports around UCI to choose from. The nearest airport is john wayne Airport (code SNA), 4 miles from UCI campus, about 12 minutes by car. The other is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is about 45 miles from UCI campus and about 50 minutes by car.

As for recreation, Irvine Bay is close to the charming Pacific coast, with abundant sunshine and beautiful scenery. It takes 40 minutes to drive to Los Angeles and 65,438+0 hours to drive to San Diego. Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Huntington Beach, which are only 10 minutes' drive, are famous resorts and sailing capitals. In winter, the nearby hilltops are covered with snow, which is continuous and spectacular. It is a ski resort on the west coast of the United States. It is also very convenient to get from Owen to Hollywood and Anaheim Disneyland. There are art galleries, museums, theaters, zoos and other leisure facilities near Irvine. Various recreational activities in Xian Yi can meet the leisure needs of all ages. Other popular attractions nearby include: San Juan Capistrano Church, Crystal Cathedral, Crystal Bay, SeaWorld San Diego, Midway Aircraft Carrier and Berry Farm in Knodt.

UCI combines the modern atmosphere of top universities, such as high-tech equipment in teaching buildings and hundreds of laboratories, the display of top technology in various academic lecture halls, and the wonderful presentation of artists inside and outside the National Art Museum and concert hall. At the same time, it also retains a natural and healthy environment: the central park of the university (designed by the architect and planner who designed new york Central Park) and other places are inhabited by various wild animals, because UCI includes vast forests, open grasslands and wetlands. Rabbits, bobcats, American eagles, golden eagles, great blue herons, squirrels and raccoons can often be seen in this sparsely populated forest university.

Just as the development of Stanford University depends on many IT and other high-tech enterprises in Silicon Valley, the development of UC Irvine also depends on many high-tech enterprises in San Diego headed by Qualcomm. The rapid development of UCI, especially the development of science and engineering majors, is also inseparable from the support of many internationally renowned high-tech enterprises around Orange County. These big enterprises include Broadcom and Skyworks located in UCI campus, Conexant Systems and JAZZ Semiconductor located in downtown Irvine, and the famous game company Blizzard. In particular, Broadcom holds a special job fair for UCI graduates every year, which is very popular with UCI graduates majoring in electronics, machinery, electrical and computer engineering and computer science. Jazz Semiconductor is also one of the important "destinations" for UCI graduates. More importantly, JAZZ Semiconductor provides a large number of free semiconductor chip streaming opportunities for UCI students studying integrated circuit design and semiconductor devices every year, so that students engaged in related research work in UCI are no longer "armchair strategists". Cisco Systems and Google also have large-scale operations and research institutions in Irvine.