中心协同上海外语教育出版社开发的跨文化能力大赛，自2016年以来，已在全国20多个省市成功举行7届，已发展成为一项全国性赛事，大赛通过创建赛事平台提高高校英语教与学的有效性，推动英语教学实践环节的发展与完善；通过以赛促学，培养学生从文化差异角度分析问题和解决问题的能力，满足国家和社会对具有跨文化沟通能力的外语人才的需求。
The Intercultural Competence Contest, developed by the institute in collaboration with Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, has been successfully held for seven sessions in more than 20 provinces and cities across China since 2016, and has developed into a national event. The Contest improves the effectiveness of English teaching and learning in colleges and universities by creating a platform for the event, and pushes forward the development and improvement of the practical aspects of English teaching; and cultivates students' ability to analyze problems and solve problems from the perspective of cultural differences by promoting learning with the Contest; and meets the national and social demand for foreign language talents with intercultural communication skills. By promoting learning through the contest, it cultivates students' ability to analyze and solve problems from the perspective of cultural differences, and meets the needs of the country and society for foreign language talents with intercultural communication skills.
