Institutional 3MT

Friday 9 Oct 2020, 14:30 → 17:00 Africa/Johannesburg

Blackboard Collaborate (Online)

The Three-Minute Thesis Competition, also known as the ‘3MT’, is an annual competition held at 200 universities around the world. It is open to PhD and master’s students, and challenges participants to present their research in just 180 seconds – in a way that is understood by an audience with no background in the research area. 

The UFS Postgraduate School was the first to bring the ‘Three-Minute Thesis’ (3MT) competition to Africa. The Three-Minute Thesis competition originates from the University of Queensland, Australia, and has now become an annual event at the UFS.

The competition aims to help participants develop presentation, research, and academic communication skills, as well as to support the development of research students’ ability to effectively explain their work. 

Although our country is in the midst of a pandemic, the annual competition continues. This year’s Three-Minute Thesis competition will be hosted online.

Winners at faculty level will compete against each other at the Institutional level on 9 October 2020 and will stand a chance at winning these awesome cash prizes

UFS INSTITUTIONAL PRIZES FOR 2020 ARE:

Position	Prizes 2020
Masters winner	R6 000
Masters 1st runner up	R4 000
Masters 2nd runner up	R2 000
Ph.D. winner	R8 000
Ph.D. 1st runner up	R6 000
Ph.D. 2nd runner up	R4 000

To be part of the live audience, register below.