Doctorate students will effectively showcase their research within a limited time spanof three minutes. Please cast your vote to the researcher that inspires you the most!

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Open to the public. All are welcome!

Please access the below HIRAKU 3MT Official Website and complete your preregistration to participate and get the chance to vote.

HIRAKU 3MT COMPETITION 2020
FREE ofCHARGE

DATE

SAT

Opening Session ◎ Opening Remarks OCHI Mitsuo (Hiroshima University)
McEWAN Alastair (University of Queensland)◎ Guest Speech

The Three-Minute Presentations
Panel Talk with Doctorate StudentsJapanese DivisionLive-Streamed viaYouTube(Check our official websitefor more details)

Closing Session ◎ Award Ceremony◎ Closing Remarks HARAYAMA Yuko (RIKEN)English Division
CONTACTProgram ScheduleJapanese English

HIRAKU Operating Council Office (Global Career Design Center, Hiroshima University)
E-mailhiraku3m@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Official Website https://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hiraku/en/event/competition_2020/
Official Website

Host“Home for Innovative Researchers and Academic Knowledge Users (HIRAKU)” (Lead Partner Organization: Hiroshima University)
under the “Program for Developing Next Generation Researchers” of the “Building of Consortia for the Development of Human Res ources in Science and Technology” by MEXT

SpecialSpecialSponsors
Sponsors

Sponsors
Sponsors

KYOWA HAKKO BIO CO.,LTD. Yamaguchi Production Center, TODA KOGYO CORP., NH Foods Ltd. R&D Center, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.

Cooperators
Cooperators

Springer Nature, Japan Science and Technology Agency

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DATE

FREE ofSATURDAY CHARGEHIRAKU 3MT COMPETITION 2020Rumi
NOV 21, 2020 BURGEL
Freelance Announcer

English Division

Japanese Division
Opening Session◎ Opening Remarks◎ Guest Speech

OCHI Mitsuo, Ph.D., President, Hiroshima University
McEWAN Alastair, Ph.D., Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The University of Queensland, Australia

Japanese Division Finalists

The Three-Minute Presentations

English Division Finalists

The doctorate students will effectively showcase their research within alimited time span of three minutes in a language appropriate to a nonspecialist audience. Please feel free to cast your vote to the researcherthat inspires you the most. Pre-registration is required for audience
members who wish to have the chance to vote. The Competition will also
be live-streamed via YouTube for those who prefer to simply watch theHIRAKU 3MT 2019 event. You can find more details about the Finalists, pre-registration, and HIRAKU 3MT 2018
Competition WinnerCompetition Winner the live-stream on our official website.

Japanese Division Finalists

Panel Talk with Doctorate Students
With a pair of noteworthy moderators
experienced in science communication,
each division’s Finalists will discuss andexchange opinions in regard to how they
can contribute to our future society.

[Moderator]
HONDA Takayuki, Ph.D.
Freelance Science
Communicator

English Division Finalists“Our Future Society, Our Future Life”[Moderator]
SHIMADA Kazuyoshi, Ph.D.
Director, Japan Science andTechnology Agency (JST)Closing Session◎ Award Ceremony◎ Closing Remarks

HARAYAMA Yuko, Ph.D., Executive Director, RIKEN / Former Executive Member,Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI), Cabinet Office, Japan*Details/times of the Competition are subject to change. Please refer to the official website of the Competition to check the latest news.

HIRAKU 3MT Official Website:

https://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hiraku/en/event/competition_2020/

What is the 3MT (Three Minute Thesis)?
The 3MT Competition wasdeveloped by The University ofQueensland and is currently
held at over 900 universities
across more than 85 countries
worldwide.

PrizesWinner(One recipient per division)

JPY300,000 Scholarship, and more

Runner-Up(One recipient per division)

JPY150,000 Scholarship, and more

People’s Choice (One recipient per division)
JPY80,000 Scholarship, and more
*In addition, several Sponsor Awards will be presented.

The Japanese Division will be broadcasted online as a part of “Science Agora 2020”
hosted by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)What’s the "Home for Innovative Researchers and Academic Knowledge Users (HIRAKU)" Program?
The HIRAKU Program is operated by Hiroshima University as the Lead Partner Organization, Yamaguchi University and Tokushima University
as the Co-Partner Organizations. HIRAKU develops young researchers with cross-disciplinary challenges, which will eventually enhance their
aspiration and passion to change society. The Program forms the industry-academia-government consortium, engaging public and private
universities mainly located in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions, as well as a growing number of institutions/corporations in public and privatesectors, aiming to increase opportunities to leverage exceptional competencies of young researchers, who will lead future generations.