June 13th, 2024 - The competition was first introduced by the University of Queensland, whereas 3MT was organised by the Council of Malaysian Postgraduate Deans in response to the widespread interest and enthusiasm among Malaysian universities and students.

The inaugural Malaysia 3MT competition was held in 2015, with the aim to cultivate research presentation and communication skills among postgraduate students. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) co-organised the first competition, which featured participants from over 20 Malaysian public and private universities.

This year, the tradition continues with UKM as the main organiser and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) as the co-organiser. The competition was held on 13 June 2024 at UKM, with participants comprising of 66 contestants from 22 universities across Malaysia, competing in two categories namely Science, Engineering, and Technology; and Social Sciences.

Hamidah Mohd Zain, a student from the Advanced Medical and Dentistry Institute (AMDI) USM clinched First Place in the Science, Engineering, and Technology category with her presentation "Nano-Propolis From Kelulut: Extinguishing the Flame of Inflammation”. This victory qualifies Hamidah to represent Malaysia at the Asia-Pacific 3MT Competition at the University of Queensland, Australia, in October 2024.

Congratulations and thank you to our UPM representatives on their efforts and participation in 2024's National Level 3 Minutes Thesis Competition held on 13th June 2024 at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

Participants from UPM
1. Sina Abdipoor
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

2. Lee Li Xin
Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences

3. Yasmina Ahmad Uzhir
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

4. Safura Adeela Sukiman
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

Congratulations to Mrs. Safura Adeela Sukiman from the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, who has won 1st Runner Up in 2024's National Level 3 Minutes Thesis Competition, Social Science Category. Well done to the winners as well as all participants who successfully represented their respective universities with their research ideas. Special thanks also go to all responsible officers and departmental management who assisted throughout the implementation of the 3MT program this year.

Date of Input: 13/06/2024 | Updated: 19/06/2024 | aslamiah