HIRAKU 3MTCompetition 2019

Call forApplication

Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) is exciting opportunity toeffectively explain your research, using a single slide to complete yourpresentation within the time limit of in three minutes, in a language
appropriate to a non-specialist audience.
Date

Sep 14 (SAT)
13:00～17:15

Venue

Higashi Hiroshima Arts &Culture Hall (Kurara)
7-19, Saijo Sakaemachi,
Higashi-hiroshima

Tokushima Univ.

Gifu Univ.

*Expected Timeline
JUN 1 (Sat) Call open
JUL 10 (Wed) Deadline
End of JUL
Finalists fixed
SEP 14 (Sat) HIRAKU 3MTEhime Univ. (Kagawa Univ.)

Hiroshima Univ.

Yamaguchi Univ.

Note: Detailed time schedule is subject to change.
Find more details at the below website.

Application Guideline

SectionHIRAKU 3MT 2018 Winners●Japanese Section ●English Section(You can apply to both sections. Pre-screening might be conducted depending on the enrolled university.)

Eligibility

Doctorate Students enrolled at Hiroshima University, Yamaguchi University, Tokushima University,
Ehime University, Gifu University, Kagawa University, Kochi University, Naruto University of Education,
Okayama University, Shimane University, Tottori University, National Institute of Genetics,
DUE
Hiroshima City University, Hiroshima International University, Kochi University of Technology,
Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Ritsumeikan University

Application

Find more details at the below official website for HIRAKU 3MT 2019.
☞ https://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hiraku/en/event/competition_2019

Contact

HIRAKU Operating Council Office
TEL：082-424-2058 E-mail：hiraku3m@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

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Host

SpecialSponsors

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

CoHostWEDNOON

GSC(Global Science Campus) Hiroshima
Organization of the Leading Graduate Education Program (Hiroshima University)“Phoenix Leader Education Program (Hiroshima Initiative) for Renaissance from Radiation”
and “TAOYAKA PROGRAM for creating a flexible, enduring, peaceful society”

Sponsors

Supported byKYOWA HAKKO BIO CO.,LTD. Yamaguchi Production Center,NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, NH Foods Ltd. R&D Center,
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Sendajuku, Toastmasters International

The world is waiting for your presentation!

HIRAKU 3MT COMPETITION 2019 FINALDate

9/14/2019(SAT)
13:00～17:15

Venue

Higashi Hiroshima Art &Culture Hall “Kurara”

OpenforDoctorate
Applicants!!

Show your research vision and superiorities to the non-specialist audience.

ProgramWhat’s 3MT Competition?

13:00

Opening Remarks

13:10

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

13:30

Create your Futurein Three Minutes!

3MT was developed by The University of Queensland andnow held in over 600 universities across 65 countries worldwide.

https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/watch-3mt
Japanese/English
SectionHIRAKU 3MT Video from Previous Years[Presentation by Doctorate Students across from the West-Japan]

You can watch the past winning presentations.

15:20

Break

15:25

Create your Future with One piece of Paper!
Poster Session (by high-school students)

16:25

Break16:30

Award Ceremony

17:10

Closing Remarks

https://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hiraku/hiraku3mt_pastwinners/

Note: Program contents are subject to change.

★Winner (Judge’s Choice)Awards★Global Challenge Award★Runner-up★Special Sponsor Awards★People’s ChoiceSingle Recipient(either from Japanese or English Section)

Japanese

We will be sending the
Global Challenge Awardwinner to the 2020
Asia-Pacific 3MT (3MT®)

EnglishSeveral Recipients(either from Japanese or English Section)

Japanese

English*People's Choice will be determinedby audience, including publicvisitors and high school students.

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 industryacademia-government 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.