THESIS IN 5 MINUTES
7 Jan 2020
Palace of the Golden Horses

Win Cash Trophies, Medals & Certificates!
Diamond, Gold, Silver, Bronze
Join the Thesis in 5 Minutes (T5M) 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 using only two PowerPoint slides. The presentation must be understandable to a general audience- not just to specialists in the student’s area of research.

The presentations are evaluated by a panel of judges, and cash prizes will be awarded to diamond winners. Gold, Silver and Bronze awaiting for other winners. Presentations from all academic areas are judged together. This reinforces the objective that the presentations must communicate effectively to a general audience.

Eligibility
  • Any postgraduate students who are conducting a thesis (or dissertation) from any university are eligible to participate. Students must bring their student identification card at the registration counter for verification. 
  • Students who had completed the study maximum in 2 year are allowed to join. They must bring evidence of completion study from university senate to verify the status. 
  • Presentation must describe the student’s own research (no literature reviews). ​
We looking for contestants who can speak about an independent research project that they are currently pursuing in their programs. For Ph.D. candidates, this could mean that you have completed preliminary or comprehensive exams and are in your dissertation phase or had defended your thesis proposal.. For master’s candidates, this means that you are in your second year of your program and have made significant progress on your research thesis. More successful presenters have done enough research that they can speak about the goals of their project to a broad audience as well as explain the potential significance and/or applications of their work.

Registration
To register, click here.
You need to submit the slides by Friday, 3 January 2020.

Rules
  1. Only 2 PowerPoint slide are permitted.
  2. No sound, video and additional prop are permitted.
  3. Presentations are limited to 5 minutes maximum only
  4. The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.

Judging Criteria
The following criteria will guide the judges decisions:
  1. Comprehension & Content
  2. Engagement & Communication

​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: 30 November 2019
Normal Registration & Payment: 27 December 2019
​Full Paper Submission: 3 January 2020 (Optional)

FEE:
Early Bird Registration & Payment: RM240,  International (USD60)
Normal Registration & Payment: RM290, International (USD70)
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME:
08.30am        Registration
09.00am        Welcoming Speech
09.30am        Presentation of Projects
03.00pm        Award Ceremony
                        Closing Speech
                        Photography Session
​                        End of Event
*Subject to change
PUBLICATION:
  • You may submit a research article to be published in a chapter in book (with ISBN 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
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File Type: doc
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