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The HIRAKU 3MT Operating Office (the Competition Office)
Global Career Design Center at Hiroshima University
TEL: 082-424-6213 E-mail: hiraku3m * hiroshima-u.ac.jp ※Please replace * with @.
The 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 broader society (as the audience) further enhancing their positive understanding of doctorate resources and researches.
The Competition has been held as a part of the initiatives of the consortium program, “Home for Innovative Researchers and Academic 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 7th edition of the Competition.
This year’s Competition will be conducted entirely online (via Zoom). 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.
Date & Time
November 3 (Wednesday, Japanese National Holiday), 2021
English Division: 10:30 – 12:30
Japanese Division: 14:30 – 16:30
Program
【English Division】
10:30 Opening Session
Opening Remarks: OCHI Mitsuo, President, Hiroshima University
Guest Speech: Alastair McEWAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The University of Queensland, Australia
10:40 The 3MT Presentations
11:40 Panel Talk with the Doctorate Students: “Links: Humanity, Society, and our Future”
Moderator: David Hajime KORNHAUSER, Director, Global Communications, Kyoto University
12:15 Closing Session
Award Ceremony
Closing Remarks: HARAYAMA Yuko, Executive Director, RIKEN / Former Executive Member, Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI), Cabinet Office, Japan
【Japanese Division】
14:30 Opening Session
Opening Remarks: OCHI Mitsuo, President, Hiroshima University
Guest Speech: Alastair McEWAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The University of Queensland, Australia
14:40 The 3MT Presentations
15:40 Panel Talk with the Doctorate Students: “Links: Humanity, Society, and our Future”
Moderator: HONDA Takayuki, Freelance Science Communicator
16:15 Closing Session
Award Ceremony
Closing Remarks: YAMAMOTO Keiji, Program Officer, Japan Science and Technology Agency / Professor Emeritus, Chiba University
*Details/times of the Competition are subject to change.
Registration to Join the Audience
Please register for the audience via the following registration form(s).
Registration Deadline: October 31 (Sun), 2021
English Division Registration Form
Japanese Division Registration Form
※Given that there is a participant limit for the Zoom Webinar, we recommend you register as soon as possible.
※Please note that only registered audience members who are able to join via the Zoom Webinar will have the chance to vote for the recipient of the People’s Choice Award.
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 Video Presentation Screening 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.
For details of the respective Judging Panels, please refer to the website linked below.
>> https://hiraku.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/event/competition_2021/judgingpanel/
Official Competition Website
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