2017-2018学年，英国大学的商业与管理专业共招收了342970名学生，超过数学、计算机以及技术等专业招生人数的总和。



Business and administration is by far the most popular degree subject in the UK, accounting for 342,970 student enrolments in the 2017-18 academic year, more than those taking maths, computer science or engineering and technology combined. 6park.com
商业与管理(business and administration)是目前英国最受欢迎的学位课程(degree subject)，2017-2018学年该专业共招收了342970名学生，超过了数学、计算机科学或计算机工程以及技术等专业招生人数的总和。 6park.com
A membership survey by the Chartered Association of Business Schools showed that the number of people studying business at university is set to hit a new record in the UK this year thanks to strong undergraduate demand, growth in management level apprenticeships and a relaxation of visas for overseas students. 6park.com
英国特许商学院协会(CABS)对成员学校进行的一项调查显示，由于本科需求旺盛、管理岗位学徒人数增加以及海外学生签证放宽，今年英国大学商科学生人数将创下新高。



Fees from these courses are driving growth in revenue for UK business schools — expected to exceed ?4bn this year — according to the survey, which is published ahead of the association’s annual conference this week. 6park.com
该调查显示，这些课程的学费正在推动英国商学院的收入增长——预计今年将超过40亿英镑。该调查结果是在英国特许商学院协会将于本周召开年会之前发布的。 6park.com
Business degrees are popular because they offer the best guarantee of post-study employment of all but professional degrees such as medicine and dentistry, according to Julia Clarke, pro-vice chancellor at Manchester Metropolitan University and chair of council at the CABS. 6park.com
曼彻斯特城市大学(Manchester Metropolitan University)副校长、英国特许商学院协会理事会主席朱莉娅?克拉克(Julia Clarke)表示，商科学位之所以受欢迎，是因为它能够为学生毕业后的就业提供最佳保障——除了医学和牙科学等专业学位之外。 6park.com
“Students understand the relevance in business degree subjects and their effect on future employment,” said Ms Clarke. 6park.com
克拉克表示：“学生们明白商科学位课程的实用性，以及它们对未来就业的影响。” 6park.com
She added that professional development is a key part of any business degree and most business schools have close relations with local employers. “We listen to what they need, enabling us to reflect that through our curriculum.” 6park.com
她补充称，在任何商科学位中，职业发展都是一个关键部分，而且大多数商学院都与当地企业关系密切。她表示：“我们倾听它们的需求，这让我们能够通过课程来反映这些需求。”



Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s recent reversal of student visa work rules for non-EU nationals imposed by Theresa May in 2012 is expected to help UK business school revenues rise further in 2020 through increased numbers of overseas students. 6park.com
英国首相鲍里斯?约翰逊(Boris Johnson)最近取消了特里萨?梅(Theresa May)于2012年实施的、针对非欧盟(EU)国家公民的学生签证工作规定，此举有望增加海外学生数量从而帮助英国商学院在2020年进一步增加收入。 6park.com
About 79 per cent the schools responding to the CABS survey said they were targeting new students from outside the EU. 6park.com
在接受英国特许商学院协会调查的学校中，约有79%的学校表示，它们的重点目标是来自欧盟以外的新生。 6park.com
The survey also showed that schools see further opportunities in management degrees that can be funded through the apprenticeship levy, which is imposed on the UK’s largest employers. 6park.com
这项调查也显示出，各学校在那些可从“学徒税”(apprenticeship levy)中获得经费的管理学学位方面看到了更多机会，学徒税是向英国大型雇用单位征收的。 6park.com
Two-thirds of respondents to the CABS survey said they currently offer degree apprenticeships, and 51 per cent of these have plans to increase the number of degree apprenticeships they offer. 6park.com
接受英国特许商学院协会调查的三分之二学校表示，它们目前开设有“学位学徒制”(degree apprenticeship)课程项目，而其中51%的受访学校表示计划增加此类项目的数量。



The survey showed that the biggest concern of business schools in the coming year is attracting research funding, with two-thirds citing this as their main worry, up from 56 per cent in last year’s poll. 6park.com
这项调查显示，商学院在未来一年最担心的是吸引研究经费问题。有三分之二的商学院称这是它们主要担忧的问题，在去年调查中这一比例为56%。 6park.com
Research funding adds little to business school coffers, but it is important because of its wider impact on the economy, according to Ms Clarke. “We need that business research to be happening in order to figure out how to close what we know is a serious productivity gap in the UK,” she said. 6park.com
克拉克表示，研究经费并不能增加商学院的财力，它之所以重要，是因为它对经济具有更为广泛的影响。她表示：“我们需要进行商业研究以找到方法，弥合我们所知道的、英国各地之间严重的生产力差距。”