The HIRAKU Three Minutes Competition 2025 was successfully held on Saturday, November 22nd.
Following on from last year, this year’s Competition was also made eligible to all doctorate students enrolled in Japanese universities, and subsequently, a total of 91 applications from national, public and private universities were received. Following on from the rigorous Video Presentation Screening, 20 Finalists (10 for each division) were selected to take part in the Final Stage. Click here for details
The HIRAKU 3MT Competition 2024 was successfully held on Saturday, November 23rd.
Following on from last year, this year’s Competition was also made eligible to all doctorate students enrolled in Japanese universities, and subsequently, a total of 74 applications from 17 national, public and private universities were received. Following on from the rigorous Video Presentation Screening, 20 Finalists (10 for each division) were selected to take part in the Final Stage. Click here for details
The HIRAKU 3MT Competition 2023 was successfully held on Wednesday, November 11th.
Following on from last year, this year’s Competition was also made eligible to all doctorate students enrolled in Japanese universities, and subsequently, a total of 60 applications from 13 national, public and private universities were received. Following on from the rigorous Video Presentation Screening, 20 Finalists (10 for each division) were selected to take part in the Final Stage. Click here for details
The MIRAI Three Minutes Competition (formerly known as "HIRAKU 3MT 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 in 2025 "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 in 2026, 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)."
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)
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