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HIRAKU Three Minutes Competition 2025 Operating Office
TEL : 082-424-6213
email : info■3mt.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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What's the HIRAKU Three Minutes Competition？
The HIRAKU Three Minutes Competition is an exciting opportunity for doctoral students to effectively explain their research within a limited time-span of three minutes, using language that is accessible to a non-specialist audience. The Competition aims to develop the doctoral students’ presentation and research communication skills, while also fostering greater public understanding and appreciation of doctoral research and researchers.
The Competition is held as a part of the initiatives of the consortium program, “Home for Innovative Researchers and Academic Knowledge Users (HIRAKU)”, with the cooperation of national, public and private universities in Western Japan (mainly in the Chugoku/Shikoku regions), as well as various companies and public institutions.
This Competition has been held annually since 2015, with this year being the 11th edition of the Competition.
We are looking forward to your application!
Planned Date
November 22, 2025 (Saturday)
Venue
Eligibility
Doctoral students (from any research field) enrolled at any university in Japan as of November 22(Sat), 2025.
＊Excluding students enrolled in master’s courses and/or professional degree courses
Divisions
Two ( Japanese and English )
Schedule
The Competition will be held across two judgement stages for each division.
Only those who complete the Competition Entry will be able to upload their presentation videos, therefore, please complete the Competition Entry first.
1. Competition Entry
June 2 (Mon) ~ July 15 (Tue), 2025 17:00 (JST)
2. Video Presentation Screening
July 16 (Wed) ~ August 22 (Fri), 2025 17:00 (JST)
3. Final Stage (presentation judging)
November 22 (Sat.), 2025
Prizes
- Winner: The Winner of each division will receive a certificate and a ¥300,000 scholarship
- Runner-Up: The Runner-Up of each division will receive a certificate and a ¥150,000 scholarship
- People’s Choice: The People’s Choice (to be decided by the Audience Polls) of each division will receive a certificate and a ¥80,000 scholarship
※ 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 Panels
For each division (Japanese/English), there will be a Judging Panel consisting of various experts. Details and the latest news on the respective the Judging Panels will be announced on the official Competition website below.
https://www.3mt.Hiroshima-u.ac.jp/jury_en.php（This link will be available in September.）
Application Procedure
Please carefully read and follow the instructions of the Application Guideline linked below, and thereafter, choose a division (Japanese or English), and then fill in the appropriate Competition Entry Form within the link for each division below.
- English Division ： Competition Entry Form ，（Application Guideline in English）
- Japanese Division：Competition Entry Form ，（Application Guideline in Japanese）
※ Please note that you can complete a Competition Entry for both divisions, but, if your presentation is selected for the Final Stage, the Video Judging Panel will decide which division you will compete in (as you cannot compete in both divisions during the Final Stage).
HIRAKU Three Minutes Competition 2025, Official Website
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