留学趋势:申请去英国留学的中国学生人数增长3成_BEC初级作文

留学趋势:申请去英国留学的中国学生人数增长3成

英国大学部长克里斯·斯基德莫尔对这一趋势表示欢迎，他说：“国际学生给英国带来了巨大的文化和经济利益。这些数字表明，我们在向任何有潜力从中受益的人开放世界领先的高等教育方面取得了良好进展，我相信我们可以走得更远。”

The Ucas figures also revealed an increase in the number of British 18-year-olds applying for places, up 1% on last year to 275,520 despite a 1.9% fall in the overall 18-year-old population of the UK.

英国高等院校招生办公室的数据还显示，尽管英国18岁的人口总数下降了1.9%，但英国18岁的入学申请人数仍在增加，比去年增加了1%，达到27万5520人。

China is already the biggest source of international students at British universities. In 2007-2008, there were 43,530 Chinese students in the UK, according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa). Ten years later the total went up to 106,530, of which 60,460 were postgraduate students and 46,070 undergraduates.

中国已经是英国大学最大的留学生来源国。根据英国高等教育统计局的数据，2007年至2008年，英国共有43530名中国学生。十年后，这一数量增加到10万6530人，其中研究生60460人，本科生46070人。

Clare Marchant, Ucas chief executive, said: "The global appeal of UK higher education has never been clearer, with record demographic-beating application rates in England and Wales, and the steep rise in international applications, especially from China."