全国唯一小龙虾专业首批招生86人
A vocational school in Hubei Province is now offering the country's first degree in "crayfish studies" to train students in an important local industry.
日前,湖北省一所职业学校开设了国内首个“小龙虾”专业,以此在这项当地最重要的产业上培训学生。Jianghan Art Vocational College's "School of Crawfish" in Qianjiang has so far enrolled 86 students for three crawfish-related courses, the Beijing News reported.
据《新京报》报道,潜江市江汉艺术职业学院“龙虾学院”目前已招收了86名学生,进行三个龙虾相关的课程学习。Starting September 1, the two-year programs promise coursework in crawfish farming, cooking, marketing and catering management, as well as job placement.
从9月1日开始,这项为期两年的项目承诺进行小龙虾养殖、烹饪、市场营销和餐饮管理方面的职业培训以及就业安置。
"The crawfish industry is ... worth billions of yuan, but we are yet to see an institution specializing in training," Xia Zhongzhi, a recruitment officer at the college, told the paper.
该校招生部工作人员夏忠志向该报透露:“小龙虾产业价值数十亿,但是至今还没有一家专业从事培训的机构。”The major didn't seem to make the grade among netizens. "The students will soon regret their decision," wrote Sina Weibo user "minzhugg."
不过,这个专业似乎在网友当中不太受认可。新浪微博用户“minzhugg”写道:“这些学生很快就会后悔自己的决定。”The sentiment was echoed by Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the National Institute of Education Sciences. "We need to evaluate carefully whether it's necessary for the industry before creating a new major," Chu told the newspaper.
国家教育科学研究院研究员储朝晖也赞同这个观点。他在接受《新京报》采访时表示:“在开设这个新专业前,我们应当详细评估它对于这个产业来说是否必要。”Valued at 146.6 billion yuan ($21.58 billion), the industry employs over 5 million people, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture released in June, Caixin reported.
据财新网报道,根据农业部6月份公布的数据显示,小龙虾产业当前价值约为1466亿元(约合215.8亿美元),为500万人提供了就业岗位。