Focus of UNIK is towards applications, thus the strong relation to the Institutes at Kjeller and other relevant industry.
Telenor R&I, Kongsberg Defense Communications, Thales and Thrane Norway support education at UNIK through their staff members.
In 2007 UNIK started together with IFE and the University College of Akershus (HiAk) a study within Energi and Environment.
UNIK is co-located with NORSAR at Kjeller close to Lillestrøm, 25 km east of Oslo.
The start of the Internet in Europe and the mobile phone development is closely related to people teaching at UNIK: UNIK celebrated 25 years of higher academic education on Master and Phd level on 22.