Three Minute Thesis Competition 2018 - UKM
First prize winner for speech titled "Evaluation of nanofluid and nano-PCM photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) system".
The Three Minute Thesis competition or 3MT, is an annual competition held in over 200 universities worldwide. It is open to PhD students, and challenges participants to present their research in just 180 seconds, in an engaging form that can be understood by an intelligent audience with no background in the research area. This exercise develops presentation, research and academic communication skills and supports the development of research students' capacity to explain their work effectively.
The UKM Graduate Centre: 3 MINUTE THESIS COMPETITION – 3MT UKM 2018
What is THREE MINUTE THESIS (3MT)?
Three Minute Thesis (3MT@) is a research competition developed by the University of Queensland (UQ). It is an effort to provide students with an opportunity to cultivate students’ academic, research communication and presentation skills. Specifically, the competition will test students’ ability to effectively explain their research and its significance in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience in three minutes.
Who is eligible?
Candidates must be PhD students in the second year of study or above, and have not yet fulfilled all the graduation requirements. The competition is opened to postgraduate students from the three clusters of research areas:
• Science and Technology
• Social Sciences
• Engineering
All participants for semi-final round will receive a minimum BRONZE MEDAL and certificate of participation.
Participants who are selected for FINAL round will receive SILVER or GOLD medal during the FINAL COMPETITION.
