The establishment of Ph. D. Program in Strategy and Development of Cross-Border Industries bases on Taiwan’s overall development strategy and the Kinmen uniqueness of Kinmen, cross-border characteristics. The faculty members consist of professors from different departments under the college of Management. The purpose of this program is to cultivate high-quality management talents for cross-border industries, to set enterprise goals and strategies. In addition, they can discover and solve practical problems.

Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Inc. is the largest enterprise in Kinmen, producing well-known Chinese-style fragrant liquors. The liquors are not only sold in Kinmen and Taiwan Island but also abroad. This program is an industry-academic program. Courses integrate theories and practice. Students would have on-site internship in Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Inc. Students can obtain relevant management insights through empirical research with scientific methods and they would have opportunities to be middle and top managers in Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Inc. or companies across Taiwan's Strait after graduation.

This program is a 1+4 doctoral program. Students enroll as MBA students in first year and enroll as Ph. D. students for the next four years. The first year would be the first year of post-graduate students and then students will become Ph. D. students in the second year.