Taiwan's National Sun Yat-sen University and the Republic of China Naval Academy have signed a strategic alliance that opens cross-campus double majors for the first time, welcome news for students hoping to build expertise in both technology and military affairs.

• Students at either school who meet the requirements can earn bachelor's degrees from both institutions.
• The partnership focuses on artificial intelligence, defence technology and marine technology, responding to Taiwan's push to strengthen indigenous defence capabilities.
• National Sun Yat-sen University contributes academic and interdisciplinary resources, while the Naval Academy brings military education and engineering training.
• The two schools have already worked together on underwater military technology combined with AI, and have set up a marine science education centre in Palau.

Outlook: The two institutions will next pursue shared courses, faculty exchanges and industry-academia cooperation, gradually building out a cross-campus learning platform.