Participation in a thesis competition titled: “My Thesis in 3 Minutes”

Are you a doctoral candidate at the University of Crete? Can you present the core research idea of your doctoral thesis, its results, and its impact clearly and simply in just three minutes? Can you explain your research to a broad audience?
If yes, then this competition is for you!

The competition aims to disseminate the knowledge and research conducted at the University of Crete to the wider public and to foster interaction with it. Research and knowledge for the common good are of the highest value. We hope to highlight the importance of cultivating language itself through the expression of complex concepts and terms that characterize scientific discourse, as well as the significant research efforts carried out at the University of Crete.

Coordinator & Scientific Supervisor: Professor Maria Papadopouli
Organizer: Public Relations Department, University of Crete
Responsible for Submission of Doctoral Thesis Presentation Applications: Welcome Office Unit

First Evaluation Phase – Selection of the 10 Best Doctoral Thesis Presentations
May 13, 2026 / “N. Petridis” Amphitheatre, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
(Closed for the public)
Internal presentation before the Evaluation Committee

Second Evaluation Phase: Main Event – Selection and Awarding of the Three Best Doctoral Thesis Presentations
June 10, 2026 / Open for the public

1st & 2nd Award for the best and second-best doctoral thesis presentations (by the Evaluation Committee)
3rd Award: Audience Choice

Application Deadline: April 30, 2026

For more information, see the relevant press release here

Participation form available here