My Thesis in 180 Seconds (MT180) 2027: Competition for French-Speaking PhD Students

An international competition in which a doctoral candidate presents their thesis in French in three minutes, in words a general audience can follow. It was launched by Acfas in Québec and now involves France (France Universités and CNRS), Belgium, Switzerland and Morocco, alongside the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), which represents many countries. National or regional finals each award three jury prizes and a public prize, and 20 candidates reach the international final. In the 2026 edition the AUF selects fourteen of them, and the international final is held online in mid-December 2026. Candidates must be enrolled in a doctorate in the current academic year or have defended within the 12 months before registering, speak French, have sufficiently advanced research, and not have won a prize at an earlier national final. Candidates represent their university and can take part only if a final is organised in their country or region. Each organiser sets the prize amounts. The 2027 calls have not been announced; national calls usually open in spring at universities and AUF offices.