世界冠軍！寧諾學子斬獲“Speak Out for Engineering”2023年全球總決賽冠軍

Please scroll down for the English version - UNNC student wins a global championship in “Speak Out for Engineering” competition.

“你看，

這就是為什么足球場上的‘香蕉球’和‘落葉球’能劃出如此優美的弧線，

電風扇與窗戶保持一定距離并對著窗外吹能有效散熱，

在海上航行時，兩艘船舶禁止并排行駛。

伯努利方程可以用來解釋生活中的許多現象！”

這是不久前在英國倫敦舉行的Speak Out for Engineering（直譯：為工程發聲，后文簡稱SOfE）2023年全球總決賽現場上的一幕。經過重重突圍，來自寧波諾丁漢大學（簡稱寧諾）數學與應用數學專業的大二學生江笑作為東北亞賽區的獲勝者，與來自全球其它賽域的七位年輕工程師和學生同臺競技。最終，作為本屆比賽最年輕的參賽選手，江笑憑借著精彩的演講斬獲全球總決賽桂冠。

據悉，SOfE擁有近60年的歷史，由全球最早建立的機械工程學術團體——英國機械工程師協會（IMechE）舉辦。每年，來自全球的參賽選手將在八個賽區展開激烈角逐，最終由各賽區的獲勝者參加年度全球總決賽。該項賽事著重考察參賽選手在描述復雜技術性問題時的溝通效率，這對英文和公共演講等技能有著極高的要求。

“自從在大一的物理課堂上接觸到了伯努利原理，我便發現它可以解釋我們身邊許多有趣的現象。”談到全球總決賽的演講時，江笑坦言，她只是希望能以一種生動有趣的方式去解釋那些看似枯燥的物理原理。同時，江笑充分發揮了自己的繪畫特長，在幻燈片中加入了大量的原創手繪插畫。當把這些看似簡單、甚至略顯稚嫩的插畫與生活中的現象及其背后的物理原理相結合時，再乏味的公式都能煥然一新。這種“以簡御繁”的方式讓內容傳遞更加直觀、高效，真正實現工程學知識的通俗演義。再加以清晰的邏輯和流暢的表達，江笑的表現成功贏得了評審團的認可。

英國機械工程師協會數字、數據與創新主任Jake Fraser是本屆賽事的評委之一。他盛贊道：“江笑在決賽中展示了非凡的創造力。通過巧妙而務實的思考和策劃，她對每個工程師都熟知的基本原理進行了一場精彩的演講。”

江笑

數學與應用數學專業

此次奪魁，江笑心懷感恩地說：“我想特別感謝機械、材料與制造工程系的Gavin Lai博士。自校內選拔賽勝出后，他始終鼓勵我勇往直前、突破自我，還專門為我梳理演講邏輯，構建了更為完整的框架。這為我在復雜的賽制中贏得比賽打下了堅實的基礎。”

“此外，大一階段的《口語溝通技能》課程也讓我進一步提升了表達觀點和演講構架的能力。長期在英文環境中的學習和生活也讓我能夠從容地與來自全球各地的選手們交流切磋。”江笑認為，寧諾多元化的校園氛圍和全英文授課模式讓她的英語能力取得了長足進步，更讓她帶著十足的自信成功登頂國際賽場。

UNNC student wins a global championship in “Speak Out for Engineering” competition

Xiao Jiang, a year two Mathematics with Applied Mathematics student at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), stood out from the eight candidates hailing from around the world and won the global championship in the 2023 "Speak Out for Engineering" speech competition.

Organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), “Speak Out for Engineering” is a competition with a history of approximately 60 years, designed for young engineers to help them develop verbal and visual communication in explaining technical mechanical engineering related subjects.

Xiao learned Bernoulli’s Principle in the Foundation Science A module in year one. “It was a key concept in fluid dynamics and can be used to explain many phenomena in daily life,” Xiao recalled her inspiration of her presentation in the global final. She fully utilised her painting skills and added a number of original hand drawn illustrations into her presentation, making the seemingly complex and boring (to some) physical principle appealing and attractive to the layman. Such an innovative and efficient approach, combined with logical and fluent communications, Xiao’s performance was naturally highly recognised by the jury.

Jake Fraser, Director of Digital, Data and Innovation at the IMechE and one of the judges of the competition, said: “Xiao demonstrated exceptional creativity, thoughtful pragmatism, and delivered an excellent presentation on a fundamental principle all engineers should know.”

When speaking of her championship, Xiao was also grateful for the support she received from the university. “Dr Gavin Lai from the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering has kept encouraging me since I excelled from the campus competition. He also helped me to organise the logic of my presentation, suggested me to add the future outlook of the Bernoulli’s Principle into my speech and guided me to polish my PPT slides.”

In addition, Xiao mentioned that the Oral Communication Skills A module in the preliminary year greatly improved her communications and presentation skills. “Also, studying and living in an English environment allowed me to communicate freely with candidates from all around the world.” Xiao believed that the diverse and open campus environment and the English-teaching programme at UNNC laid a great base for her personal capabilities and prepared her for a broader future.

圖文來源 | Zimeng Wang, Patrick CAI, Elena Yang

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