Qatar University hosts first national 3MT competition

  • Date: 20-Oct-2021
  • Source: Gulf Times
  • Sector:Education
  • Country:Qatar
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Qatar University hosts first national 3MT competition



Qatar University (QU) hosted the first National 3MT Competition at its campus, with the participation of six local educational institutions.

 QU has successfully conducted this event annually over the past four years, and this year it has taken taking the competition to the national level.

Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Al Rayyan International University College, Virginia Commonwealth University- Qatar, Texas A&M University at Qatar (Tamuq) and University of Calgary-Qatar participated.

Seventeen finalists representing the seven institutions presented the significance of their thesis research in three minutes to a panel of judges and a general audience of nearly 500 attendees at the hybrid event.

Ministry of Education and Higher Education undersecretary HE Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh bin Khalifa al-Naimi opened the national finals by noting the increase in higher education institutions in Qatar in recent years, particularly in the private sector, which provides more opportunities for students in Qatar to pursue higher education.

QU president, Dr Hassan al-Derham, said the National 3MT competition is another good step on the path to strengthening collaboration among higher education institutions in Qatar and for encouraging talents and building capabilities.

Todd Creeger, president of ConocoPhillips Qatar, event sponsor, commented: “This is