香港科技大学（广州）即将举办全校首届3MT®演讲比赛
香港科技大学（广州）即将举办全校首届3MT®演讲比赛
HKUST(GZ) Kicks off its Inaugural 3MT® Competition
4月12日，香港科技大学（广州）（以下简称“港科大（广州）”）语言教育学部（Division of Language Education ，DLE）举办首届3MT®演讲比赛说明及赛前培训会，数十位来自四大枢纽和红鸟硕士学部的硕博研究生现场或通过线上会议参与本次活动。
On 12 April, the Division of Language Education (DLE) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (HKUST (GZ)) held a briefing and training session for its inaugural 3MT® (Three Minute Thesis) Competition. The event attracted dozens of PhD and MPhil students from the four Hubs (Function Hub, Information Hub, Systems Hub, and Society Hub) and the Division of Red Bird MPhil (RBM).
3MT®（Three Minute Thesis，三分钟论文）演讲比赛是一项富有盛名的国际性学术交流赛事。为培养学生的学术沟通能力、促进融合学科交流与合作，港科大（广州）语言教育学部携手四大枢纽和红鸟硕士学部，将于近期举办首届香港科技大学（广州）3MT®演讲比赛，为学生搭建展示研究成果和风采的平台。
The 3MT® Competition is a prestigious international research communication event. To cultivate students' academic communication skills and promote interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, DLE is to partner with the four Hubs and RBM to organise the first HKUST (GZ) 3MT® Competition from May 2023, providing a platform for students to showcase their research findings and communicative capacities.
在比赛说明及赛前培训会上，语言教育学部讲师、竞赛负责人刘焰华博士详细介绍了比赛评判标准、港科大（广州）赛制、奖项、日程等。刘焰华博士毕业于新加坡南洋理工大学国立教育学院，他的硕博论文聚焦于3MT®演讲的话语特征，并在核心期刊发表了多篇相关研究。为更好地帮助同学们准备参赛，刘焰华博士向同学们分享多年来赛事研究的心得体会，对演讲的内容组织、与观众互动的语言策略、以及幻灯片设计提出了建议。
During the briefing and training session, Dr Yanhua Liu, 3MT Event Coordinator and a lecturer at DLE, briefed the participants on information such as judging criteria, competition format, prizes, and schedule. Dr. Liu graduated from the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, with his Masters dissertation and PhD thesis focusing on the discourse features of 3MT presentations. He has published several papers on the topic in core journals. To help students prepare for the competition, Dr. Liu shared his insights and knowledge from years of researching on the competition, including suggestions on organising the presentation content, using language strategies for interacting with the audience, as well as designing an effective slide.
刘焰华博士
本次活动还邀请到英国纽卡斯尔大学2014年比赛亚军、语言教育学部讲师Jaeuk Park博士，他分享了相关参赛心得和获胜技巧。Jaeuk Park博士强调了练习的重要性，他当年排练近百遍的经历帮助他在比赛中更好地把握时间节奏以及肢体语言运用。Jaeuk Park博士建议同学们要保持冷静与自信，为自己的研究感到自豪。
The event also featured Dr Jaeuk Park, a lecturer from DLE and the Runner-up of the 2014 3MT competition at Newcastle University, UK, who shared his competition experience and winning tips. Dr Jaeuk Park emphasised the importance of practice, revealing that he rehearsed his speech nearly 100 times, which enabled him to deliver his presentation with perfect timing and good body language. Dr Jaeuk Park also advised students to "stay calm and confident", and "be proud of your work" throughout the competition.
Jaeuk Park博士
今年港科大（广州）3MT®比赛将分为初赛和决赛。初赛将在5月4日至12日进行，以四大枢纽和红鸟硕士学部为单位分别举行初赛，各单位决出两名选手进入决赛。全校决赛将于6月2日举行，届时决赛选手们将争夺包括冠军在内的荣誉称号和最高达5000元人民币的研究基金奖励，其中一人将有机会代表港科大（广州）参加由澳大利亚昆士兰大学主办的2023亚太区域3MT®（线上）决赛。
This year's HKUST (GZ) 3MT® competition comprises preliminary rounds and a final. The preliminary rounds will be held from 4 to 12 May, when two best presenters from each of the Four Hubs and RBM will qualify for the final round. The university final will be held on 2 June, during which up to 10 finalists will compete for the Champion and other winner titles with research grants awards of up to RMB 5000. One of the winners will also have the opportunity to represent HKUST (GZ) in the 2023 Virtual Asia-Pacific 3MT® Final hosted by The University of Queensland in Australia.
关于3MT®演讲比赛
3MT®演讲比赛是由澳大利亚昆士兰大学于2008年创立的一项学术研究交流比赛。参赛对象为研究生，他们需要在三分钟内使用一张幻灯片，对其论文及其重要性进行生动的演讲。3MT旨在鼓励学生深入浅出地分享研究成果，尤其强调与来自不同专业领域和背景的观众进行交流。该赛事目前已在全球超过85个国家或地区、900多所院校开展。香港科技大学清水湾校园自2014起开始举办该赛事。
About the 3MT® competition
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2008. Research postgraduate students have three minutes, using one slide, to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance. 3MT challenges students to consolidate their ideas and research findings so they can be presented concisely to a non-specialist audience. The event is currently held in over 900 universities across more than 85 countries. HKUST has been organising the event on its Clear Water Bay Campus since 2014.
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