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.
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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 at
- The competition will first be hosted at the faculty level; faculty entries close at 14 August 2020
- 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 |
|---|
| Master’s winner | R6 000 |
| Master’s 1st runner-up | R4 000 |
| Master’s 2nd runner-up | R2 000 |
| PhD winner | R8 000 |
| PhD 1st runner-up | R6 000 |
| PhD 2nd runner-up | R4 000 |
Institutional winners will compete against other universities at the national level on 6 November 2020.