The digital intelligence revolution driven by emerging technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence, has established digital empowerment as a key driver of curriculum reform in higher education. Strengthening national security education for college students is essential for firmly establishing and comprehensively implementing a holistic approach to national security, and for contributing to the construction of a national security education system with distinct Chinese characteristics. This paper examines the imperative of reforming national security education curricula for university students in the digital intelligence era. Through an in-depth analysis of the challenges encountered in this reform process, we propose targeted strategies that leverage digital intelligence empowerment. The ultimate goal is to seize the strategic opportunities presented by this educational transformation, enhance college students’ national security literacy, and reinforce the people-centered defence mechanism for national security.

Lina Jing. Exploration of Strategies for Digital Intelligence Empowering National Security Education Curriculum Reform for College Students. Frontiers in Educational Research (2025), Vol. 8, Issue 9: 97-105. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2025.080916.

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