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1、外文翻译原文HigherEducationcrossingBordersMaterialSource:http://unesdoc.unesco.orgAuthor:JaneKnightImplicationsfortradeineducationservicesAsalreadyindicated,educationisoneoftheleastcommittedsectorstodateandmayremainthatwayinrelationtotheothermoreimportantsectorssuchasfinancialservic
2、es,transportationortelecommunications.However,thereareseveralchangesafoot.First,ifandhowthesenewcomplementaryapproachesareeventuallyimplemented,itislikelythatmanycountrieswillbereceivingadditionalrequestsforaccesstotheirdomesticeducationmarketorreceiveincreasedpressuretoremove
3、barriersanddeepenthelevelofliberalization.Forinstance,asofMarch2006,fivecountries(NewZealand,Australia,Malaysia,TaiwanChinaandtheUnitedStates)havemadeaplurilateralrequestonprivateeducationto22countries.Second,forcountriesthathavealreadymadeacommitmenttohighereducation,theremay
4、beincreasedpressuretoremoverestrictionsorMostFavouredNationexceptionsthatweredetailed.Third,educationmaybeseenasauseful“horse-trading”sector,meaningthatcommitmentstoeducationwillbegiveninordertogainaccesstootherkeysectors.Itisimportanttoemphasize,thattherewillcontinuetobegreat
5、speculationandcontroversyontheseproposedchangestotheGATSmethodsofnegotiation.DevelopingcountriesaredeeplyinvolvedinthesediscussionsandaretryingtoensurethattheGATSarticlesandspecialprovisionsmadefordevelopingcountriesarestillrespectedandabidedby.Itismoreimportantthaneverthatedu
6、cationpolicy-makersdevelopacloseandconsultativerelationshipwiththeleadtradenegotiatorsandGATSexpertsintheircountry.Aswell,itisadvisablethatthehighereducationleadersandpolicy-makersprovidethetradenegotiatorswithasolidanalysisofthepotentialopportunitiesandbenefits–andpotentialri
7、sksanddisadvantages–relatedtotradeineducationservicesfortheirnationalhighereducationsystem.ThepurposeofthisGuideistomakehighereducationpolicy-makersandleadersmoreawareoftherealitiesofcross-bordereducationinanincreasinglytradeorientedenvironment.Inturn,thisgreaterawarenesswilll
8、ikelypromptcloserexaminationoftherolethatcross-bordereducatio