THESIS IN 5 MINUTES
Series 2/2020
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​30 June 2020
VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION

Win cash prize, award & participation certificates!
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Diamond, Gold, Silver, Bronze
Join the Thesis in 5 Minutes (T5M) Series 2/2020 competition as presenters from across all academic disciplines. This is a great opportunity to effectively explain your research in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. Describe your thesis research in five minutes by using a video. The presentation must be understandable to a general audience- not just to specialists in the student’s area of research.

Eligibility
  • Any postgraduate students who are conducting a thesis (or dissertation) from any university are eligible to participate. Students must attach their student identification card in the registration form for verification. 
  • Students who had completed the study maximum in 2 years are allowed to join. They must submit evidence of completion study from university senate to verify the status. 
  • ​Minimum number is 1 student (1 leader & 1 supervisor) and maximum is four (including the leader & supervisor). RM50/USD15 is charged for one additional person. Allowed up to 6 members per team only.
  • Presentation must describe the student’s own research (no literature reviews). ​
We looking for contestants who can speak about a research project that they are currently pursuing in their programs, or had done in not more than 2 years. 
POSTER GUIDELINE
Please prepare a poster with A4 size (potrait) with appropriate details. There is no specific template for the poster as it is just an overview of your video presentation for the juries before they do the video evaluation. The poster must be submitted in PDF/JPEG/PNG format only.

VIDEO GUIDELINE
  1. Video must be uploaded in the YouTube channel. Please set the privacy setting to 'UNLISTED' if you want to restrict the audience to those who has the link only. 
  2. Submit your video link to thesis5minutes@gmail.com. Following the submission of the video link, the presenter should add following information to the mail content;
    1. Title of the project
    2. Reference number
    3. Name of the leader
  3. Please make sure that the video are:
    1. Clear sound and lighting
    2. Minimum background noise
VIDEO LENGTH MUST NOT EXCEED 5 MINUTES.  Please avoid using a Powtoon, power point presentation or any other platform. The video must be presented by you with clear self image (half body). However, additional text and picture appearance along the presentation is allowed. The deadline to submit the video link is on 26 June 2020.
​CATEGORY 
​PhD
​A1: PhD Science, Engineering, Technology
A2: PhD Social Sciences and Humanities
Master
B1: Master Science, Engineering, Technology
B2: Master Social Sciences and Humanities

DEADLINE:
Early Bird Registration & Payment:
22 May 2020
Normal Registration & Payment:
22 June 2020
​Video & Poster Submission:
26 June 2020
Full Paper Submission:
6 July 2020 (Optional)

FEE:
Early Bird Registration & Payment: RM150,  International (USD40)
Normal Registration & Payment: RM190, International (USD50)


​PUBLICATION
  • You may submit a research article to be published in a chapter in book (with eISBN number). It is not a compulsory. Publication fee is RM50/USD15.
  • The number of page is 6. Additional page is charged RM15/USD4 each.
  • Text in English with evidence of proofreading
  • Please follow the template below strictly. 
t5m_full_paper_template.doc
File Size: 975 kb
File Type: doc
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Please note that the registration is not a confirmation of your participation. An acceptance letter will be emailed in 1-2 working days (it will take longer if you register near the deadline). Please resubmit if you do not received any feedback in a week (please check the spam folder too). 
  1. Registration form must be submitted no later than midnight June 22, 2020.
  2. Payment can be made after receiving the acceptance letter. 
  3. ​The fees are not refundable.
  4. The method of payment are:-
         Cash deposit / Bank Transfer 
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