Please register using the form below.
The deadline for this pre-registration is Monday, November 16, 2026.
You can choose to participate in person at the venue (Hiroshima Convention Hall) or via live streaming.
We will present the competition booklet and other special gifts to those who attend in person.
(Seats are limited, so please pre-register.)
Whether you participate in person or via live streaming, only those who have applied in advance will be given the right to vote for the People’s Choice Award.
The People's Choice Award (Japanese and English Divisions) will be decided by your votes.
To vote for the People's Choice Awards, you will need to access Google Forms on your device.
(Your Google account is not required for pre-registration or voting.)
The instructions for watching the live stream and for voting for the People’s Choice Award will be sent to your registered email address after the application deadline of November 16.
The MIRAI Three Minutes 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 broader society (as the audience) further enhancing their positive understanding of doctorate resources and researches.
Since our first event was held on November 1, 2015, this competition has been organized annually, with the inclusion of online editions, through the cooperation of national, public, and private universities across western Japan, primarily in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions, as well as many companies and public institutions.
Until the 11th event "HIRAKU Three Minutes Competition", this competition had been held as part of the initiatives of the consortium program, “Home for Innovative Researchers and Academic Knowledge Users (HIRAKU)”. Starting with this 12th event, this competition will be supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)'s "Future-Leading and Advanced Graduate-schools (FLAGs)" and "Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation (SPRING)." The venue is scheduled to be held in Hiroshima City again.
Members of the audience who pre-register for the event will have the opportunity to vote and decide the recipient of the People’s Choice Award for the both of the divisions. We are looking forward to your participation.
Please wait until mid-November.
November 21 (Sat.), 2026 / 13:00-17:30
HIROSHIMA Convention Hall - 2F MAIN HALL (Hiroshima City) (Access)
Open to the public. All are welcome!
| 12:15 | Opening |
| 13:00 | Opening Session
Opening Remarks: OCHI Mitsuo, President, Hiroshima University |
| 13:05 | The Three-Minute Presentations (Japanese Division) |
| 14:00 | Panel Talk (Japanese Division)
Moderator: HONDA Takayuki, Science Communicator |
| 14:45 | Break |
| 15:00 | The Three-Minute Presentations (English Division) |
| 15:55 | Panel Talk (English Division)
Moderator: David Hajime KORNHAUSER, Director, Office of Global Communications, Kyoto University |
| 16:40 | Closing Session
Award Ceremony Closing Remarks: SHIMADA Masayuki, Executive Vice President, Hiroshima University |
| 17:00 | End |
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition was developed by the University of Queensland (UQ).
MIRAI Three Minutes Competition Operating Office
Office Hours: Weekdays 9:00-17:00 (JST)
082-424-6213
info■3mt.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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This Competition is held with the comprehensive support of Acaric Co., Ltd. and Springer Nature Japan K.K., especially in regard to promotional activities.
This support is a result of them being in agreement with the purpose of the Competition, which is to develop the doctorates’ presentation and research communication skills, while leading to broader society (as the audience) further enhancing their understanding of doctorate resources and researches.
On September 16, 2025, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) selected our university’s proposal, entitled "Formation of a World-Class Graduate Education Hub that Practices 'Science for Sustainable Development'" for the FY2025 "Future-Leading and Advanced Graduate-schools (FLAGs)." (The participating universities: Shimane University, Okayama University, Yamaguchi University, Tokushima University, Kagawa University, Ehime University, and Kochi University)
