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.
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】>> Japanese Division Finalists
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】>> English Division Finalists
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 this official website to check the latest news.
Registration to Join the Audience
We have officially closed the registration window.
For those who were not able to register before the Zoom Webinar audience limit was reached, please note that we will also be livestreaming the Competition simultaneously on YouTube.
For those who pre-registered:
As the Zoom Webinar audience limit was reached, we will provide the URL link to our YouTube livestream instead.
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 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 on this PDF.
Official Website
Inquiries/Contact
The HIRAKU 3MT Operating Office (the Competition Office)
Global Career Design Center at Hiroshima University
TEL：082-424-2058 E-mail：wakateyousei■office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp ※Please replace ■ with @.
