NYCU 2024 3MT Competition

【What’s 3MT?】

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ). PhD students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance. 3MT challenges students to consolidate their ideas and research discoveries so they can be presented concisely to a non-specialist audience.

Developed by The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2008, enthusiasm for the 3MT concept has developed rapidly and 3MT competitions are now held in over 900 universities and institutions across 85 countries worldwide.

National Chiao Tung University was authorized to host 3MT starting in 2019. After the merger with National Yang Ming University, the Language Teaching and Research Center of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University obtained re-authorization to continue holding this competition. We invite experts and scholars from industry and academia to serve as judges for the finals, and also provide training lectures for our students prior to the competition. This is so that graduate students can combine academic research (hard skills) with language communication (soft skills) to enhance international competitiveness.

[Target participants]

Currently-enrolled graduate students who are conducting original research in the University System of Taiwan (including National Central University, National Chengchi University, National Tsing Hua University and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

[Preliminary round]

1.     Prepare ONE static presentation slide no larger than 5MB.

2.     Record a video in MP4 or another YouTube-accepted format, beginning with an introduction in English stating your name, department, university, and presentation topic. The introduction time will not count towards the 3-minute presentation time.

3.     Upload the video to YouTube and select the "Unlisted" option from the drop-down menu. 

4.     Do not reupload the video once it has been uploaded.

5.     Click the registration link (https://forms.gle/B42dR4Gxav4ajjAo9).

6.     Fill in your personal registration information, YouTube video link, and upload the presentation slide file to the cloud folder. Please name the file with your school + Name + student ID number, for example: NYCU Joe Black 0876543 (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10a1Fqx4p3qg-8d7ujrWyzvR7cECCKqvA?usp=sharing).

7.     After completing the information, click "submit" to finish.

8.     After completing the registration, you will receive a confirmation email sent by the Language Teaching and Research Center of NYCU.

 Register and submit the video link and presentation slide by 17:00 on November 11, 2024. 

[Final round] 

Time & Date: 18:30 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)

Venue: Room 105, HSS Building III, NYCU Chiao Tung Campus)

[Prizes]

The prizes include 1 winner, 1 first runner-up, 1 second runner-up, and 1 audience choice award, which will be awarded after the finals.

Winner: NT$15,000 or equivalent value in goods
First runner-up: NT$10,000 or equivalent value in goods
Second runner-up: NT$8,000 or equivalent value in goods
Audience Choice Award: NT$5,000 or equivalent value in goods

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