中国学生申请英国大学的人数激增30%

Applications from Chinese undergraduates to study at British universities have increased by 30 percent since last year, with numbers exceeding those from Northern Ireland for the first time, according to official statistics released Thursday.

据周四发布的官方统计数据显示，自去年以来，中国大学生申请英国大学的人数增加了30%，首次超过了来自北爱尔兰的学生。

Ucas, the university and college admissions service, revealed in its latest report that it had received 19,760 applications from students in China this year, accounting for about three percent of the total. Last year the number of Chinese applicants was 15,240.

大学和学院招生服务机构Ucas在其最新报告中透露，今年收到了来自中国学生的19760份申请，约占总数的3%。去年，中国的申请人数为15240人。

For the first time, the Chinese applicants, slightly more than 18,520 from Northern Ireland, has become the fourth largest group after those in England, Scotland and Wales.

第一次，来自中国的申请人略多于北爱尔兰的18520人，已经成为继英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士之后的第四大群体。

It is believed that the real figure will be higher as not all Chinese applications are made via Ucas.

据了解，实际数字将会更高，因为并非所有的中国申请都是通过Ucas完成的。