For Doctorate Students in any Fields

HIRAKU 3MT COMPETITION 2018

Date2018/10:30
9/15 SAT ~17:00

Venue

Higashi Hiroshima Art & Culture Hall

“Kurara”

NO-FEE[Section][ Eligibility ]Japanese Section / English Section *Approximately 15 presenters per each section.

DUE(You can apply to both sections. We might conduct pre-screening process in case we receive excessive number of applicants.)

Doctorate Students in any fields at Hiroshima University, Yamaguchi University, Tokushima University, Ehime University, Okayama University, Kagawa University,Gifu University, Kochi University, Shimane University, Tottori University, Naruto University of Education, National Institute of Genetics,
Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Kochi University of Technology, Hiroshima City University, Hiroshima International University and Ritsumeikan University(*Presenters will get their commuting expenses reimbursed where applicable.)[ Application ] Here for details - http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hiraku/en/event/competition_2018]

HIRAKU Operating Council OfficeE-mail : hiraku3m@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Fri NOONTEL : 082-424-2058

HIRAKU Operating Council Office(Global Career Design Center, Hiroshima University)
Official Website – http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hiraku/Co-HOST[ ContactGSC(Global Science Campus) Hiroshima
Organization of the Leading Graduate Education Program (Hiroshima University)
Phoenix Leader Education Program (Hiroshima Initiative)
for Renaissance from Radiation
TAOYAKA PROGRAM for creating a flexible, enduring, peaceful society
SPONSORS

SP-SPONSORSHOSTApplication Guideline

HIRAKU 3MT Competition is exciting opportunity for Ph.D. students to effectively explain their research in limited three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

NH Foods Ltd. R&D Center
Hiroshima Prefectural Boardof Education
Hiroshima Toastmasters ClubThe world is waiting for your presentation !!

Date10:30
9/15 SAT ~17:00

2018/Venue

Higashi Hiroshima Art & Culture Hall

“Kurara”

NO-FEEShow your research vision and superiorities to the non-specialist audience.

What’s3MT Competition?

Opening Remarks
Create your Future!
What’s happening in the research frontline?

Create your Future inThree Minutes!

JapaneseSection

Concurrent
Event

Lunch Break“Create your Future with One piece of Paper!
Poster Session”
High school students, future-researchers-to-be,
will make poster presentations (Japanese/English).

Keynote Speech

Concurrent
Event

Create your Future inThree Minutes!

3MT was developed by The University of Queensland andnow held in over 600 universities across 65 countries.
EnglishSection“Create your Future with One piece of Paper!
Poster Session”

Historical HIRAKU 3MT Competition

Workshop about "Speech"

HIRAKU 3MT Competition 2017
http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hiraku/en/event_fy2017/competition_2017/report/

Award Ceremony

HIRAKU 3MT Competition 2016
http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hiraku/en/event_fy2016/competition_2016_en/report/
HIRAKU 3MT Competition 2015
http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hiraku/en/event_fy2015/competition_2015/report/

Closing Remarks

AwardsWinner (Judge’s choice)

Single Recipient(either from Japaneseor English Section)

Global Challenge Award
Runner-up

JapaneseAward, Kyowa Hakko Bio Award, Springer Nature Award,Sponsor Awards (OtsukaChugai Technos Award, TODA KOGYO Award, IBM Award, JSW Award, Mazda Award)

People’s Choice Winner

Schedule

Mid-JuneTraining of Presentation &Application Description*

EnglishWe will be sending the
Global Challenge Award
recipient tothe 2019 Asia-Pacific
3MT Finals (3MT®)

Single RecipientJapaneseJune 29

July 31

Application
Deadline

Presenters to be Finalized
Pre-screening maybe run
depending on universities

EnglishPeople's Choice will be
determined by audience,
including public visitors andhigh school students.

August 10

September 15

Pre-Training

HIRAKU 3MT*Schedule is subject to change. Please check the official site: http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hiraku/en/event/competition_2018/

What's "Home for Innovative Researchers and Academic Knowledge Users (HIRAKU)"?
The HIRAKU program is operated by Hiroshima University as the Lead Partner Organization, Yamaguchi University and Tokushima University as Partner Organizations. It
nurtures young researchers with cross-disciplinary challenges, which will eventually enhance their will and passion to change society. The program forms the industry-academiagovernment consortium, engaging national, prefectural, municipal, and private universities mainly in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions, as well as a large number ofinstitutions/corporations in public and private sectors, aiming to increase opportunities to leverage exceptional competencies of young researchers that lead future generation.