On December 5, 2015 “21st Century Coca-Cola Cup” National English Speech Contest, jointly organized by China Daily and Coca-Cola China, was held in Zhejiang University City College. Tang Jieqing, an English major won the third prize on behalf of NIT. Her advisor, Ruan Bayan won the third prize for her excellent instruction.

This competition started in 1996. As a traditional project of English education in China, it enjoys high reputation in the field of English education. It is a tryout for the International Public Speaking Competition, held in London annually. CCTVs famous anchors, Liu Xin, Sun Ning, and Zhang Jing, the renowned interpreter in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ever took part in the previous national and international contests. As to this years theme, Tang Jieqing said, “I thought about the theme of the speech for a long time. It happened that I was watching ;Are Our Kids Tough Enough? at that time, which evoked heated discussion among the audience. What are the differences if a child is brought up in the contexts of Chinese education system and the western education system? During the whole process, I got much help and encouragement from Miss Ruan Bayan, who revised the speech for me and provided some suggestions. She even personally demonstrated how to deliver the speech.”