对于中国的电子竞技（下文简称“电竞”）行业中的许多公司而言，2020年是它们经历了巨大挫折，并且久久不会忘记的一年。这一年，世界经历了一场大黑天鹅事件：新冠疫情。幸运的是，由于中国政府和人民成功地控制了疫情，该地区现在能举办有现场观众的电竞比赛。让我们把注意力放在2021年中国电竞产业的新话题: 电竞教育。
In early 2020, China’s state-owned publication People’s Daily reported that the Chinese esports industry has only 50K practitioners, but a 500K talent/professional gap. In addition, the average monthly salary in the industry reached ￥11K RMB ($1.7K USD). Despite the fact that I’ve questioned the data authenticity multiple times in previous articles, many universities and educational institutions have drawn to educate or train people who want to work in the esports industry, and certainly, make a profit from it since 2017.
2020年初，中国官媒《人民日报》称，中国电竞行业从业人员只有50000人，但电竞人才与其市场所需从业者的数量差距为500000人。此外，该行业的平均月薪达到11000元人民币(合1700美元)。尽管我在此前的文章中多次质疑该数据的真实性，但自2017年来，许多大学和教育机构已经开始着手教育或培训那些希望在电竞行业工作的人，并且从中获利。
In 2017, multiple Chinese tier 3 or tier 4 universities started to offer “Esports Degree” to students. China offers a four-year undergraduate program in the university system, so the first group of students with an esports degree will graduate in 2021.
2017年，多所中国三本大学和专科院校开始向学生提供“电子竞技学位”。中国在其大学系统中提供该专业四年制的本科课程，因此第一批拥有电子竞技学位的学生将于2021年毕业。
China has the biggest population in the world and certainly the largest student group in the world. With esports becoming more and more popular and professional in China, there are many esports enthusiasts who want to start careers in the industry, whether as professional players, shoutcasters, behind-the-scenes talents, or an esports business journalist.
中国拥有世界上最多的人口，当然也有世界上最大的学生群体。（划线句为翻译练习）
The questions will be: Can all of them be trained or educated in a university, and do they really need an esports degree to apply for a job in the esports industry?
问题是: 他们所有人都能在大学里接受培训或教育吗? 他们真的需要一个电子竞技学位来申请该行业的工作吗？
In 2017, I asked the same question to ESL U.K. CEO James Dean, and he said that the company did not care about whether the student has an esports degree, and most of the graduates recruited by VSPN are from “211” Chinese universities.
2017年，我向 ESL 英国首席执行官詹姆斯 · 迪恩请教这个问题，他表示，公司不在乎学生是否有电子竞技学位，并且 VSPN 招聘的大多数毕业生都来自中国的“211”大学。
Obviously, education is important for an industry and a long-term project which should not focus on profit in the first place. In this year’s Tencent Esports Global Summit, esports education was one of the main topics. Though the esports industry is growing fast, it still needs transparency on recognition and knowledge.
显然，教育对于一个产业和一个长期项目来说至关重要，而这个项目首先就不该把利润放在第一位。在今年的腾讯电子竞技全球峰会上，电竞教育是主要议题之一。尽管电竞产业发展迅速，但它仍然需要在社会承认度和专业知识方面加强透明度。
2021 will likely be a broken dream for students who have an esports degree and want to move into the business. Whatever the outcome, there will be a lot more discussion on esports education in the future.
对电竞毕业生来说，在2021年拥有电子竞技学位，并希望因此踏入商业领域的梦想可能会破碎。无论结果如何，未来将会有更多关于电子竞技教育的讨论。