National 3MT Competition

The 3MT Competition is an academic competition that challenges Masters and PhD students to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience. The 3MT Competition celebrates the discoveries made by graduate students and encourages them to communicate the importance of their research to the broader community.

This is a unique opportunity to celebrate Qatar’s graduate students and to highlight the many opportunities for graduate study available here in Qatar.

Qatar University has successfully conducted this event since 2019 at the national level. All higher education institutions in Qatar awarding thesis/dissertation-based graduate degrees are invited to participate. Universities that have participated include:

1. Qatar University (organizer)
2. Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
3. Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)
4. Al Rayyan International University College (ARIU)
5. Virginia Commonwealth University-Qatar (VCU-Q)
6. Texas A&M University, Qatar (TAMU-Q)
7. University of Calgary-Qatar
8. Oryx Universal College with Liverpool John Moores University
9. Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA)-Northumbria University
10. University of Doha for Science and Technology
11. University of Aberdeen
12. Joaan Bin Jassim Academy for Defence Studies

The 3MT Competition was founded by The University of Queensland in 2008. The idea for the competition came about at a time when the state of Queensland was suffering severe drought...

For more details about the history and timeline of 3MT and for information on how to hold a 3MT, visit Three Minute Thesis at University of Queensland .

The National 3MT Competition aims to:

• Celebrate graduate students’ achievements
• Promote the many graduate programs available in Qatar
• Encourage and inspire prospective students to join a graduate program in Qatar
• Facilitate and strengthen collaboration among universities

• First Place: QR15,000, Certificate
• Second Place: QR10,000, Certificate
• Third Place: QR7,000, Certificate
• People’s Choice Award (audience voted): Certificate

Presentations may be in Arabic or English.

• 3MT Award Details ​
• 3MT Award Rubric ​​

For additional questions, please contact:

Graduate Learning Support
The Office of Graduate Studies
Qatar University
Email: gls@qu.edu.qa