本文简述了作者于1990～1991年间在赞比亚和津巴布韦所作的两个月的调查及在英国的一个月的考察结果。美国联络处提供了有关美国的资料。赞比亚政治动乱和货币严重贬值,而纳米比亚和南非经济发展,这就增加了矿业院校的招生问题。津巴布韦有一个很强的正在发展的采矿系。美国和英国由于采矿工业规模减小,各院校采矿系正在调整和缩减。本文研究了这些因素,评价了其对一些国家的影响。 This article outlines the author’s two-month survey conducted in Zambia and Zimbabwe between 1990 and 1991 and one month’s survey in the UK. The United States Liaison Office provided information on the United States. Zambian political turmoil and serious currency devaluation, while the economic development in Namibia and South Africa, which increased the enrollment of mining colleges and universities. Zimbabwe has a very strong and growing mining department. Due to the declining mining industry in the United States and the United Kingdom, the mining departments at various institutions are adjusting and reducing. This article examines these factors and assesses their impact on some countries.