Two master’s students from the Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, namely Qiao Liangyu and Wang Qiyue, won the second prize and the Excellence Award respectively at the Third CTPC Cup All China Interpreting Contest held in Beijing. Their instructor Dr Victoria Lei received the Distinguished Teacher Award. During their trip to Beijing, Qiao and Wang also took part in the Simultaneous Interpreting Invitational Tournament, and each won an Excellence Award.

Organised by the Translators Association of China, the biennial CTPC Cup is considered the most prestigious interpreting contest in China. This year, close to 1,000 contestants from more than 100 universities and colleges in the Greater China region took part in the qualifying rounds, which began in September 2013. 25 made it to the final, which was held at Beijing University of International Studies.

Simulating real-life situations, the contest was a comprehensive test of the contestants’ interpreting skills. The intense schedule also put the contestants’ mental toughness and physical strength to the test. The two students demonstrated good sportsmanship throughout. Their morale was significantly boosted by encouragement from the UM community. A couple of their classmates went all the way to Beijing to show support. Many students, teachers, administrative staff members and alumni were cheering them on through social media both before and during the contest.  


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