2023 UPM3MT COMPETITION 16mar2023 -15apr2023 FACULTY/ INSTITUTE/ SCHOOLLEVEL UNIVERSITY HEATS UNIVERSITY FINAL 18apr2023 2023UPMTHREEMINUTESTHESISCOMPETITION
WHATIS3MT? The Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) 3MT competition cultivates students’ academic, presentation,andresearchcommunicationskills.The Australia-found competition is now being held annually in universities across Australia, New Zealand,Malaysia,andmanyothercountries. 3MTrequiresyoutodescribeandexplainyourthesis succinctlywithinthreeminutesinlanguagethatis accessible to an intelligent lay audience.This providesyouwithagreatopportunitytopractise yourpresentationskills,evaluateanddeviseawayto communicatethesignificanceofyourresearch(in simpleterms)fortheinterestedgroupofaudience. Towardspreparingforyourviva,youmighthave peopleaskingaboutthegistofyourresearch–3MT challengesyoutoarticulateabriefyetcoherent responseinsuchsituations.Suchskillsaregreatly usefulwhenitcomestosecuringjobinterviewsor academicconversations. ELIGIBILITY PhDbyResearchstudentswhohavesuccessfully passedtheirproposaldefence(havenot attendedviva-voce). PhDbyResearchstudentswhosestudystatusis stillACTIVE PhD(byCourseworkandMixedMode)and Master’sstudentsarenoteligibletocompete. RULESAND REGULATION Presentationsarelimitedto3minutesand competitorsexceeding3minuteswillbe disqualified. Presentationsareconsideredtohavecommenced whenapresenterstartshis/herpresentation throughspeech(timingdoesnotincludethe3MT titleslideandcommencesfromwhenthe competitorstartsspeaking). Asinglestaticslideispermittedinthe presentation.Thiscanbevisiblecontinuously,or ‘cutto’foramaximumof1minute. Noadditionalprops(e.g.costumes,musical instruments,laboratoryequipmentandanimated backgrounds)arepermittedduringthe presentation. Presentationsaretobespokenword(e.g.no poems,raps,orsongs). Noadditionalelectronicmedia(e.g.soundand videofiles)arepermittedduringthepresentation. Thedecisionoftheadjudicatingpanelisfinal.
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PROGRAMMES 2023UPM3MTCOMPETITION(HEATS) 08.00am :ParticipantsArrivalandRegistration 08.30am :Judges’ArrivalandAdjudicationBriefing 09.00am :FirstSessionofAdjudication 10.20am :ShortBreak 10.30am :SecondSessionofAdjudication 12.00pm :Judges’Deliberation 12.30pm :ClosingRemarksbyTheHeadofTheJudgingPanel 12.45pm :AnnouncementofTop12Finalists 12.55pm :Photosession/Break PROGRAMMES 2023UPM3MTCOMPETITION(FINAL) 02.15pm :Finalists’andjudges’registration -Adjudicationbriefing 02.45pm :Thearrivalof: -Guestsofhonour 03.00pm :OpeningspeechbyDeputyDeanSchoolofGraduateStudies (Thesis,StudentAffairsandMedia) 03.10pm :Competitionbegins(12participants) :Judges’deliberation :Closingremarksbyheadofjudgingpanel :Announcementofresults :Photosession 05.00pm :Endofprogram
2023 UPM3MT C2023UP OMTHRE MEMINUTE PSTHE ESISCO TMPETIT IION TION JUDGES(HEATS) PROFESSORSR.GS.DR.ABDULRASHID MOHAMEDSHARIFF HehasreceivedtherecognitionoftheDUODenmarkFellowshipaward,is arecipientoftheTopResearchScientistAward(TRSM)fromtheMalaysian government,arecipientoftheAustralianEndeavourAwardFellowship,a recipientoftheErasmusMundusFellowshipAwardexecutedinGermany. HeisaCharteredAgriculturalEngineer,FellowandLifeMemberofthe Malaysian SocietyofAgriculturalEngineers(MSAE),memberofthe Institution of AgriculturalEngineers (IAgrE),American Society of Agriculturaland BiologicalEngineers (ASABE).He is currently the President,InstitutionofGeospatialandRemoteSensingMalaysia(IGRSM). PROFESSORDR.JALILAABU Mymainresearchinterestsareintheareaofavianmedicineandsurgery particularlyinavianorthopaedic,bonegraftingandinfectiousdiseasesin birds..Theoutcomeoftheseresearchprojects,besidesthetrainingand supervisionofpostgraduatesandundergraduates,includes84journal papersandpapersinproceedings/scientificpublications. Iam actively involved and contribute to the main international associations.Currently,Iamamember,andtheMalaysianrepresentative oftheEuropeanAssociationofAvianVeterinarians(EAAV).From my previousandcurrentcontributionsasanexecutivecommitteememberin these associations (EAAV-country representative,World Veterinary Association-ExcoMalaysia,WorldPoultryScienceAssociation-Honorary SecretaryforMalaysia)provideanimportantandessentialinternational platformforustoberecognizedinthefieldofavianmedicineandsurgery andtosustaincontinuedinternationalnetworkingforourcurrentand futureprofessionals.
2023 UPM3MT C2023UP OMTHRE MEMINUTE PSTHE ESISCO TMPETIT IION TION JUDGES(FINAL) DR.AINIMARINAMA’ROF DrMarina's teaching areas covereducationalpsychology,applied cognitivepsychology,problem-solvinganddecision-making,thinkingand reasoning,thinking skills,research methods,psychologyofattitude formation and attitudechange,classroom interaction and academic reading.Sheisaninternationaltrainerwhoactivelytrainsotherlecturers andeducatorsespeciallyontheuseofheutagogicaltoolsfordigital natives.ShealsoservedastheUniversity'sMOOCmanagerwhohas trainedotherlecturerstodevelopanddelivernumerousonlinecourses. She has participated and won numerous teaching innovation competitions and has served as juries in both national- and international-levelteaching and learning innovation competitions.In 2018,she won the UniversityVice ChancellorFellowship Award in Teachingundertheyounglecturercategory. PROFESSORDR.SHARMILIVIDYADARAN SharmiliVidyadaranisProfessorandHeadoftheNeuroinflammation ResearchGroupattheImmunologyLaboratory,FacultyofMedicineand HealthSciencesUniversitiPutraMalaysia.ShegraduatedwithaBSc(Hons) BiomedicalScience from UPM in 2001 and obtained herPhD in neurosciencefrom ImperialCollegeLondonin2005.Sharmilihasbeen involvedinthe3MTcompetitionatUPMsinceitsinception.Sheenjoysinteractingwithpostgraduatestudentsontheacademicpursuitsofa postgraduatedegree.SheisEditorialBoardmemberfortheMalaysian JournalofMedicineandHealthSciencesandNeuroscienceResearch Notes.SharmiliwasrecipientoftheL’OrealForWomen in Science Fellowshipin2008.
2023 UPM3MT C2023UP OMTHRE MEMINUTE PSTHE ESISCO TMPETIT IION TION ASSOCIATEPROFESSORDR.MONIZAWAHEED MonizaisaSeniorLecturerattheDepartmentofCommunication,Faculty ofModernLanguagesandCommunication.SheisalsooneoftheDeputy DirectorsoftheCenterforCorporateStrategyandRelationsatUPM.Her researchinterestisinPoliticalCommunication.ThecoursesthatsheteachesattheundergraduatelevelincludePoliticalCommunication&Diplomacy,RhetoricalCriticismaswellasPublicSpeaking.Moniza’sexperiencein competitivepublicspeakingbeganinthe80s.Hermotherenteredher intoastorytellingcompetitionattheageof7,whereherstoryabout “HarryHoudini,TheGreatMagician”wonherfirstplace.Shewasactivein debatecompetitionsthroughoutherschoolingyears.Between2001and 2004,MonizarepresentedUPM invariousinternationaldebatetournamentsaseitheradebateroranadjudicator.InKosmo’sApril11th,2006 publication,shewasdubbedAsia’syoungestadjudicatorandrankedtop 20inAustralasia.ShetrainedinspeechwritingatBursaMalaysiain2003 andattheUnitedNationsHeadquartersinNewYorkCityin2010.Forthe past2years,shewasbasedattheMinistryofHigherEducationwhereshe wasawriterfortheMinister.UponreturningtoUPM,shejoinedthePutra RhetoricClubasafellowwithhopesofsharingherexperiencesinthefield withothers. TS.DR.NORHAZILAWATI NorHazilawatiAwanghasmorethan25yearsofexperienceinsystem integration,consultancy,softwaredevelopment,productdevelopment andR&D.StartedherprofessionalcareerasAnalystProgrammerin severalmulti-millionsprojectswithspecializationinenterprisesystems bothinpublicandprivatesectors.Heavilyinvolvedinvariousprojectsin multiplerolesfromprogrammertotechnicaladvisorandprojectsponsor. SheiscurrentlyholdingthepostofChiefInformationOfficerforHeiTech PaduBerhad.HazilacompletedherDoctorofPhilosophy(Computer Science,UTM)in2014intheareaofsoftwareevolutionusingmiddleware andpolicy-basedmethod.HazilaisalsoaTechnicalCommitteemember (SoftwareEngineering)forSIRIM since2011.Sheisalsoappointedas IndustryAdvisorforUTM,UKM,UPM,UTHM,UNITEN,UMS,UiTM and UIS.ShewasacceptedasProfessionalTechnologistfrom MalaysiaBoard ofTechnologistin2021.
2023 UPM3MT C2023UP OMTHRE MEMINUTE PSTHE ESISCO TMPETIT IION TION DR.MOHANAAPRIYASINARAJA MohanaapriyaSinaRajaiscurrentlyaTVEnglishnewspresenterwiththe nationalbroadcasterRadioTelevisionMalaysia(RTM)forthepast18 years.SheisalsoaHRDF-certifiedtrainer.Her20yearsofexperiencein broadcastincludesradio and TV editorialwork,live-crossoversand contentcreationforspecialreports.PriortojoiningRTM,Mohanaapriya wasanewswriterandpresenteratAMPRadioNetworksinAstro,where sheeditedandpresentedtheEnglishnewsforLite.fm,Mix.fmandHitz.fm whiledevelopingweeklycapsulesforLite.fmonmattersofhealthandwellness.In the course ofhercareer,she hascovered manyexciting, ground-breakingeventsinMalaysia,includingtheFormula1,theASEAN Summit,SEAGames,thegeneralelectionsandtheIndianOceanTsunami. Beingaformerwinnerofapersonalempowermentpageant,theMiss MalaysiaIndianGlobal,sheusestheplatform toinspireyoungwomenin the country through community work.She has lectured atlocal universitiesonvariousmediaandcommunicationsubjects,moderated conferencesandpresentedpapersinJapan,ThailandandIndonesia. MohanaapriyaholdsaPhdinProfessionalCommunicationsfrom the InternationalUniversityofMalaya-Wales(IUMW)andanMBAfrom the UniversityofLincoln,UK.Herareasofspecialization includedigital communication,crisis communications,personalenhancement and volunteerengagement. Sheisalsocurrentlylecturing inthesubjectsofJournalism andCrisis Management&Communication.
2023 UPM3MT C2023UP OMTHRE MEMINUTE PSTHE ESISCO TMPETIT IION TION LISTOFPARTICIPANTS 2023UPM3MTCOMPETITION(HEATS) Richarda/lIgnacy FacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunication ChekLokPoh FacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences NikMawarHanifahNikHassan FacultyofEducationalStudies MuhammadSafwanZaini FacultyofScience Nurul'AfifahZabidi FacultyofEngineering KafiKamilMuhammad FacultyofForestryandEnvironment BalqisAminuddin FacultyofDesignandArchitecture NurFatima’Al-Zahara’TuanMohamood FacultyofScience NadiaShuhadaAbdanNasir FacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunication EowShiangYen FacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences VaishnaviNagaraja InstituteforMathematicalResearch Nalienaaa/pMuthu FacultyofEngineering
2023 UPM3MT C2023UP OMTHRE MEMINUTE PSTHE ESISCO TMPETIT IION TION LISTOFPARTICIPANTS 2023UPM3MTCOMPETITION(HEATS) AsyrulIzharAbuBakar FacultyofFoodScienceandTechnology DongQingchen FacultyofModernLanguagesandCommunication MuhamadHaziqHadifZulkefli FacultyofAgriculture CheongHuiAnn InstituteofBioscience NurRabiatulAdawiahMohammadNor HalalProductsResearchInstitute Aissvaryaa/pShankar FacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences YaoShujing FacultyofHumanEcology Nur'izzahMdNasir FacultyofScience RasyidMuhammadIqbalAr SchoolofBusinessandEconomics FazwaMohdFadzilah FacultyofComputerScienceandInformationTechnology NurMardhiatiAfifaAbdSamat FacultyofAgriculture FarhanaAzmiraAsmadi FacultyofEngineering
2023 UPM3MT C2023UP OMTHRE MEMINUTE PSTHE ESISCO TMPETIT IION TION APPRECIATIONS TheOrganizingCommitteeofthe2023UPM 3MTCompetition wouldliketoextendoursincereappreciationto: Dean&DeputyDeans,SchoolofGraduateStudies, Dean,Faculties/School&Directors,Institues, EventCoordinator,Faculties/School/Institutes, Judges,2023UPM 3MTCompetitionHeatsandFinal, andParticipants SchoolofGraduateStudies UniversitiPutraMalaysia www.sgs.upm.edu.my