HomeThe HIRAKU 3MT Competition is an exciting opportunity for doctorate students to effectively explain their research within a limited time-span of three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. The Competition aims to develop the doctorates’ presentation and research communication skills while leading to the broader society (as the audience) further enhancing their understanding of doctorate resources and researches.
The Competition will be conducted entirely online within Zoom this year. Members of the Audience who pre-register for the event will be provided a link to the Zoom Webinar and will have the opportunity to vote and decide the recipient of the People’s Choice Award for the division/s for which they have registered for. Therefore, please feel free to pre-register (links are found below) for the Japanese Division and/or English Division to join the audience and get the chance to vote.
The Competition has been held as a part of the initiatives of the consortium program, “Home for Innovative Researchers and Active Knowledge Users (HIRAKU)” (Lead Partner Organization: Hiroshima University, Co-Partner Organizations: Yamaguchi University and Tokushima University), with the aim of promoting the advancement and development of young researchers through regional collaboration. The HIRAKU 3MT Competition has been held annually since 2015, with this year being the 6th edition of the Competition. This has been realized as a result of the collaboration with public and private universities in the Western Japan primarily located in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions, as well as a large number of institutions/corporations in public and private sectors. This year’s Competition will be conducted entirely online, expanding the scope of the eligible participants to all doctorates in Japanese universities.
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Date & Time
November 21 (Saturday), 2020
Japanese Division: 13:00 – 15:00
*The Japanese Division will also be broadcasted online as a part of “Science Agora 2020” hosted by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
English Division: 15:30 – 17:30
Program
【Japanese Division】
13:00 Opening Session
Opening Remarks: OCHI Mitsuo, Ph.D., President, Hiroshima University
Guest Speech: McEWAN Alastair, Ph.D., Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The University of Queensland, Australia
13:10 The Three-Minute Presentations by the Japanese Division Finalists
14:10 Panel Talk with Doctorate Students: “Our Future Society, Our Future Life”
Moderator: HONDA Takayuki, Ph.D., Freelance Science Communicator
14:45 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
【English Division】
15:30 Opening Session
Opening Remarks: OCHI Mitsuo, Ph.D., President, Hiroshima University
Guest Speech: McEWAN Alastair, Ph.D., Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The University of Queensland, Australia
15:40 The Three-Minute Presentations by the English Division Finalists
16:40 Panel Talk with Doctorate Students: “Our Future Society, Our Future Life”
Moderator: SHIMADA Kazuyoshi, Ph.D., Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
17:15 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 to check the latest news. The Competition Office will publish the list of the Finalists on the official competition website on November 9th (Monday) and the finalized details of the Program (information on the Finalists, presentation order, etc.) on November 16th (Monday).
Registration to Join the Audience
Please access the below Application Form links and complete your pre-registration to participate in the Competition within the Zoom Webinar.
Application Deadline: November 18 (Wednesday), 2020
Japanese Division: Application Form
English Division: Application Form
*There is a limit to the number of audience members who can join within the Zoom Webinar. Places will be designated on a first come, first served basis. Therefore, we recommend that you register as soon as possible.
*Registered audience members will have the chance to vote for the recipient of the People’s Choice Award for the division/s for which they have registered for.
Prizes
- Winner
The Winner of each division will receive a certificate, a ￥300,000 scholarship and more. - Runner-Up
The Runner-Up of each division will receive a certificate, a ￥150,000 scholarship, and more. - People’s Choice
The People’s Choice (to be decided by the Audience Polls) of each division will receive a certificate, a ￥80,000 scholarship, and more.
*In addition to the above, several video presentations from the Semi-Final Stage will be selected for a Sponsor Award, (these awards will be specifically titled after the special sponsors’ names).
Judging Panel
There will be a Judging Panel for each division (Japanese/English). The Panels will consist of university/enterprise officials, experts, amongst others, invited from within and outside of Japan.
Details and the latest news on the respective Judging Panels will be announced here.
Competition Official Website
Inquiries
The HIRAKU 3MT Operating Office (the Competition Office)
Global Career Design Center at Hiroshima University
TEL：082-424-2058
E-mail: hiraku3m*hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @)
