MT180 Ireland - 2023 [fr]

Are you a PhD student? Do you speak French? Then join the competition"Ma thèse en 180 secondes" (MT180) on May 27th 2023! The event is organised by the Irish Universities Association, the Association of Franco-Irish studies and the French Embassy in Ireland, in partnership with the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie.

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The Irish Universities Association (IUA) in partnership with the Association of Franco-Irish Studies (AFIS), the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) and the French Embassy in Ireland are happy to launch the 2023 edition of the "Ma Thèse en 180 secondes" competition.

Join us May 27th 2023 and share your passion for your thesis subject while you test your French oral skills! You will have 3 minutes to present your research to a non-specialist audience.

This year, the MT180 competition will take place in Dublin May 27th 2023. The event should be hosted in TU Dublin. The competition will take place in-person.

The first prize winner of the competition will also have the opportunity to participate in the MT180 international final in Rabat (Marocco) on October 5th 2023, with travel and subsistence expenses covered by the competition organisers.

Participation

All participants must be doctoral students at an Irish higher education or research institution and present their PhD thesis subject in French in 3 minutes (180 seconds) for a general and non-specialist public.

Presentations should be clear, concise and convincing.

Each applicant must complete and submit the application form below after informing their tutors and supervisors.

The deadline for sending in the form is April 16th 2023.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To take part in MT180, participants must meet the following eligibility conditions:
• be registered or have been registered in a higher education or research institution in Ireland;
• be registered or have been registered in a higher education or research establishment in a research doctoral program with the writing of a thesis (PhD) or have obtained their doctorate during the twelve months preceding the international final;
• present a sufficient state of progress of the doctoral research project;
• express themselves in French.

Just send the registration form below!

Oral presentation

• the oral presentation must be given in French;
• no props, other than note sheets, will be allowed: no laser pointer, no clothing accessories used specifically for the presentation, etc.;

Visual support

• candidates may accompany their presentation with a visual support. It is not mandatory, but strongly recommended. Only one non-animated slide is allowed.
• the text on the slide must be in French;
• applicants must ensure that the images used are royalty-free or ensure that they have permission from the authors of the images for use in this competition;
• neither the name of the participating doctoral student nor the logo of their university should appear on the slide;
• the slide must respect the format, size and definition requested as indicated above
• the title of the presentation written on the slide may differ from that of the doctoral thesis, in order to suit a non-specialist audience

Evaluation criteria

The members of the jury will evaluate the presentations given by the doctoral students according to three main criteria:

Public speaking skills and engagement

For example:

• Has the participant demonstrated the qualities of a speaker (rhetoric and eloquence): clear and confident voice, rhythm, fluidity of movement, presence, etc.
• Did the participant communicate their passion for their topic of study?
• Did the participant arouse public curiosity about their topic?
• Has the participant indicated a personal interest or possibly links with society?

Popularization

For example :

• Did the participant explain the concepts or ideas in accessible language?
• Did the participant use figures of speech, relevant examples or humour to illustrate their point?

Structure of the presentation

For example :
• Did the structure of the presentation and the flow of ideas facilitate understanding of the subject?
• Did the participant clearly explain the research they are conducting?
• Were the different parts (introduction, development, conclusion) of the presentation balanced?

“Coup de coeur”

Particularly exceptional point left to the discretion of the jury member. This may include emphasizing the originality of the candidate’s presentation.

Registration for participation in the competition is now open

Upload the registration form from here:

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The registration form must be sent to irlande.mt180@gmail.com before April 16th, 2023

Prizes and award ceremonies

 These will be announced soon!

 In addition, the overall winner will have the opportunity to participate in the international MT180 final in Rabat (Marocco) on October 5th 2023, with travel and subsistence expenses covered by the competition organisers.

MT180 Award ceremony

The prize winners will be announced after the jury deliberation, immediately after the competition on the 27th of May 2023.

Contact information

For any further information, do not hesitate to send an email at irlande.mt180@gmail.com

Watch the 2022 Final

History of the competition

Created by Acfas in 2012, the Ma Thèse en 180 secondes competition is inspired from the Three minutes thesis (3MTMD) competition, which took place for the first time in 2008 at Queensland University, Australia.
In 2014, Acfas collaborated with Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) and the Conférence des Présidents d’université (CPU), in France, with the Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST) in Morocco and Liège University, Belgium, so that each institution can organise the competition in its country in order to set up a first international final. The latter took place on September 25th, 2014, in Montreal.
In 2015, the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie joined the international committee, then so did Switzerland in 2016 with Conférence universitaire de Suisse occidentale (CUSO).

International committee

The international finale of Ma thèse en 180 secondes is organised under the aegis of an international committee. The latter is composed of representatives of the insitutions which organise the finale of the competition in their respective territories and which host in turns the international competition..
• In Belgium : Université de Liège, Université de Namur, Université catholique de Louvain, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université de Mons, Université Saint-Louis
• In Canada (Québec) : Association francophone pour le Savoir - Acfas
• In France : Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Conférence des Présidents d’université (CPU)
• In Morocco : Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST), Université Mohammed V de Rabat
• In Switzerland : Conférence universitaire de Suisse occidentale (CUSO)
• Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) is composed of various countries (updated list on their website)

Last modification: 11/04/2023

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