3MT & MT180 Competitions
The Concordia Three Minute Thesis (English) and Ma thèse en 180 secondes (French) competitions are annual Winter events hosted by GradProSkills in partnership with 4th Space.
These popular, international competitions challenge graduate students to share their research in just 3 minutes!
Learn about great academic research, presented in an easy-to-understand way, with no jargons, technical terms and using only one PowerPoint slide.
Interested students must register for the GPSC405 workshop
Winners' awards
| Master's | PhD | |
| Winner | $750 award | $750 award |
| Runner-up | $150 award | $150 award |
| People's choice | $100 award | $100 award |
Two competitors will be selected to represent Concordia University at the 3 Minute Thesis Eastern Canada competition and the national Acfas Ma thèse en 180 secondes compeition.
2023 Competitions
Friday, March 24th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm
The 2023 Concordia 3MT & MT180 competitions are combined into one event recorded at the 4th Space on Friday, March 24, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. The event is broadcast live on Zoom and streamed on YouTube.
Join us to watch this stimulating competition and vote for your favourite presenter.
Concordia's competition winners
Click here for the 2022 Three Minute Thesis and Ma thèse en 180 secondes winners and the link to their respective presentations.
3MT Master's Heat
- Winner: Ameer Nizami, MASc, Chemical Engineering
- Runner up: Maryam Rezaei, MASc, Civil Engineering
- People’s Choice: Maryam Rezaei, MASc, Civil Engineering
3MT Doctoral Heat
- Winner: Maxine Iannuccilli, PhD, Psychology
- Runner up: Hashem Almousa, PhD, Biology
- People’s Choice: Victor Quezada, PhD, Chemistry
Ma thèse en 180 secondes
- Winner: Louis Lazure, PhD, Biology
3MT Master's Heat
- Winner: Mahshid Keramatnejad, MSc, Chemistry
- Runner up: Zahra Motaghi Moghadam, MSc, Health and Exercise Science
- People’s Choice: Carla Samuel, MA, Education Technology
3MT Doctoral Heat
- Winner: Mudabir Abdullah, PhD, Biology
- Runner up: Jessica Murphy, PhD, Individualised Program in Pure Science
- People’s Choice: Jessica Murphy, PhD, Individualised Program in Pure Science
Ma thèse en 180 secondes
- Winner: Marie Lecuyer, PhD, Social and Cultural Analysis
Click here for the 2020 Three Minute Thesis and Ma thèse en 180 secondes winners and the link to their respective presentations.
Click here for the 2019 Three Minute Thesis and Ma thèse en 180 secondes winners and the link to their respective presentations.
Click here for the 2018 Three Minute Thesis and Ma thèse en 180 secondes winners and the link to their respective presentations.
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