My thesis in 180 seconds

“My Thesis in 180 Seconds” is a competition for PhD students and recent PhD graduates. In three minutes, participants must present their thesis topic in simple terms and in French, avoiding scientific jargon to make it understandable to a general audience.

MT180 consists of three stages

A training program led by professionals;
A local competition, held within UNamur;
A national competition bringing together the winners from all universities in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.

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The objectives

Highlight emerging scientists in all disciplines;
Encourage young researchers to communicate their research to the general public;
Raise awareness among young researchers of the importance of dialogue between science and society;
Provide direct contact between researchers and the public;
Facilitate networking with researchers from other disciplines and other French-speaking universities.

History

Created by ACFAS in 2012, the "My Thesis in 180 Seconds" competition is inspired by the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the University of Queensland in Australia. In 2014, ACFAS collaborated with the CNRS, the CPU in France, the CNRST in Morocco, and the University of Liège in Belgium to organize the competition and its first international final in Montreal. In 2015, the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie joined the committee, followed by Switzerland in 2016 with CUSO.