CAL

DATE

November 3, 2021 WEDCALLING ALL
FREE ENTRY CHALLENGERS

Competition Outline

The HIRAKU 3MT Competition is an exciting opportunity for doctorate students to effectively explain their researchwithin a limited time-span of three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

[Divisions]● Japanese Division● English Division[Eligibility]

Doctorate Students (from any research field) enrolled at any university in Japan[Entry Details] ▶ https://hiraku.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/event/competition_2021/[Contacts]

Deadline

AUG

HIRAKU Operating Council Office (Global Career Design Center, Hiroshima University)
E-mail: hiraku3m@hiroshima-u.ac.jp TEL: 082-424-2058
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 Resources in Science and Technology” by MEXT

SpecialSponsors

Sponsors

Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. Technical Research Laboratories / Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. / Manac Incorporated

Cooperators

Acaric Co., Ltd. / Springer Nature4(WED)
5:00 p.m.

The World Awaits Your Presentation!!!

DATENovember 3, 2021

WEDFREE ENTRYCALLING ALL
CHALLENGERS

Attract a non-specialist audience to your research and share your future vision.
Competition Schedule

Final Stage Schedule

August 4, 2021 (WED)[English Division]

Deadline for Competition Entry

Opening Remarks
Online Presentations

September 6, 2021 (MON)
Deadline for Video Upload

Panel Talk Session with the Presenters

Closing Remarks

Late-September to Early-October
Finalists and Sponsor Award Recipients Selection

November 3, 2021 (WED)[Japanese Division]

Japanese
National Holiday

Opening Remarks

3MT Final Stage

Online Presentations

Judging of Online Live Presentations
3min. Presentation and 2min. Q&A

Panel Talk Session with the Presenters

Award Ceremony

Closing Remarks*Details of the Competition are subject to change. Please refer to the official website of the Competition (https://hiraku.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/event/competition_2021)
to check the latest news.

What’s the3MT® (Three Minute Thesis)?
The 3MT Competition wasdeveloped by theUniversity of Queenslandand is currently held atover 900 universities acrossmore than 85 countries
worldwide.
https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/watch-3mt

PrizesWinner

One recipient from each division(Japanese and English)

JPY300,000 Scholarship, and more

Runner-Up

One recipient from each division(Japanese and English)

JPY150,000 Scholarship, and more

People’s Choice

One recipient from each division(Japanese and English)

JPY80,000 Scholarship, and more
*In addition to the above, several video presentations will be selected for a Sponsor Award(those awards will be specifically titled after the Special Sponsor’s names).

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 private sectors, aiming to increase
opportunities to leverage exceptional competencies of young researchers, who will lead future generations.