Chinahasaccepted(接纳)thelargestnumberofforeignstudentsinAsia(亚洲),accordingtothecountry'sMinistryofEducation.In2016thefigurestoodat440thousand,whichisanincrease(增加)of35%on2012.

　　

210thousandforeignstudentscameforbachelor(学士)degrees(学位),takingup47.7%ofthewhole(整体).64thousandstudentscametoChinaforMasters(硕士)andDoctoral(博士的)programsin2016.

　　

SouthKorea,AmericaandThailandtoppedthelistofcountriessendingstudentstoChina,followedbyPakistan,India,Russia,Indonesia,Kazakhstan,JapanandVietnam.Inall,205countriesandregionshadstudentsacceptedbyChina.

　　

130thousandforeignstudentsstudiedatkindergartens(幼儿园),primary(小学)andmiddleschools.

　　

ThenumberofstudentsfromcountriesinvolvedintheChinainspiredBeltandRoadinitiative,alsoknownasTheSilkRoadEconomicBeltandthe21st-centuryMaritimeSilkRoad,hassignificantlyincreased.In2016,studentsfromthe64countriesintheinitiativesaw200thousandstudentscomingtoChinatostudy,representinganincreaseof13.6%comparedwithoneyearbefore.

　　

Thenumberofforeignstudentsmajoring(专业)ineducation(教育),science(科学),engineering(工程)andagriculture(农业)alldoubled.

　　

Thetopfivemajorswerewesternmedicine(西医),engineering,economy(经济),management(管理)andChineselanguage(中文),andsawmorethandoublethepercentageofstudents.

　　

Chinahasputmoremoneyinscholarships(奖学金)toattractforeignstudents,andstudentsfromover183countrieswereawardedin2016,70%higherthan2012.

　　

词汇Words:

　　

[xuéwèi]学位degree

　　

[xuéshì]学士bachelor

　　

[shuòshì]硕士master

　　

[bóshì]博士doctor

　　

[zhuānyè]专业major

　　

[jiàoyù]教育education

　　

[kēxué]科学science

　　

[gōngchéng]工程engineering

　　

[nóngyè]农业agriculture

　　

[xīyī]西医westernmedicine

　　

[jīngjì]经济economy

　　

[guǎnlǐ]管理management

　　

[jiǎngxuéjīn]奖学金scholarship