On November 12, Tan Huayi, a student from the English Department of Ginling College, won the first prize in the final of the 2023 "FLTRP·ETIC Cup" English Speech Contest (Jiangsu Division), a 2-decade-old national public speaking competition for college students.  

After defeating more than 200 contestants in the school competition, Miss Tan qualified herself to join the provincial final on behalf of Nanjing Normal University where she competed fiercely with 171 contestants from various sub-divisions in Jiangsu province. In the three sections of "prepared speech", "impromptu speech" and "Q&A", she showed her great proficiency in English and competence in quick response. Finally, Miss Tan won the first prize in Jiangsu Province and would demonstrate herself in the national competition.