Doctorate students will effectively showcase their researchwithin a limited time span of three minutes. Please castyour vote to the researcher that inspires you the most!
to the public.
Join the Audience!!! OpenAll are welcome!
Please access the HIRAKU 3MT Official Website andcomplete your pre-registration in order to participate andhave the chance to vote within Zoom. Please note that if
we receive an excessive number of registrations, we will
provide the URL for the YouTube live-stream instead.

Open to theJoin the Audience!!! public. All arewelcome!

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2021Japanese

10:30 14:30

DATEWED Japanese National Holiday[English Division]

10:30 – 12:30[Japanese Division] 14:30 – 16:30
CONTACT

EnglishProgram Schedule
Opening Session ◎ Opening Remarks: OCHI Mitsuo, President, Hiroshima University◎ Guest Speech: Alastair McEWAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The University of Queensland

10:40 14:40

The Three-Minute Presentations

11:40 15:40

Panel Talk Session with the Presenters

12:10 16:10 Closing Session

To be also
live-streamed on

YouTubeCheck our Official Website.

◎ Award Ceremony◎ Closing Remarks: [English Division] HARAYAMA Yuko, Executive Director, RIKEN[Japanese Division] YAMAMOTO Keiji, Program Officer, JSTHIRAKU Operating Council Office (Global Career Design Center, Hiroshima University)◎ E-mailhiraku3m@hiroshima-u.ac.jp◎ Official Website https://hiraku.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/event/competition_2021/TEL 082-424-2058

Host“Home for Innovative Researchers and Academic Knowledge Users (HIRAKU)” (Lead Partner Organization: Hiroshima University)

Co-Host“Hiroshima University Graduate School Research Fellowship”

SpecialSponsors

Sponsors

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

CoOperators

Acaric Co., Ltd. / Springer Nature / Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Make your opinion count by voting!
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DATE

Wednesday, Japanese National Holiday[English Div.][Japanese Div.]

English Division

10:30 – 12:30
14:30 – 16:30

MC: BURGEL RumiFreelance Announcer

Japanese Division
Opening Session◎ Opening Remarks◎ Guest Speech

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

The Three-Minute Presentations

English Division Finalists

Japanese Division Finalists

The doctorate students will effectively showcase theirresearch within a limited time span of three minutes in alanguage appropriate to a non-specialist audience. Pleasefeel free to cast your vote to the researcher that inspires you
the most. Please complete your pre-registration in order toparticipate and have the chance to vote within Zoom. You
can find more details about the Finalists, pre-registration,and the live-stream information on our official website.

HIRAKU 3MT 2020
English Division WinnerPanel Talk Session with the Presenters

English Division Finalists“Links: Humanity, Society, and our Future”[Moderator]

David Hajime KORNHAUSER
Director, Global Communications,Kyoto University

With noteworthy moderators experienced
in science communication, each division’sFinalists will discuss and exchange
opinions in regard to how they cancontribute to our future society, based on
the theme of JST Science Agora 2021.

HIRAKU 3MT 2020
Japanese Division WinnerJapanese Division Finalists[Moderator]

HONDA Takayuki
Freelance Science Communicator

Closing Session[Closing Remarks] HARAYAMA Yuko
Executive Director, RIKENFormer Executive Member, CSTI, Cabinet Office, Japan◎ Award Ceremony◎ Closing Remarks

YAMAMOTO Keiji [Closing Remarks]
Program Officer, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Professor Emeritus, Chiba University

A Collaborative Event with Science Agora 2021 (hosted by JST)
https://www.jst.go.jp/sis/scienceagora/

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

Prizes★ Winner(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.

HIRAKU 3MT Official Website:

https://hiraku.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/event/competition_2021/

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 theindustry-academia-government consortium, engaging public and private universities mainly located in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions, as well as a growing number ofinstitutions/corporations in public and private sectors, aiming to increase opportunities to leverage exceptional competencies of young researchers, who will lead future
generations.