The final of the seventh edition of the “My thesis in 180 seconds” international PhD competition was held on 28 May at the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of BAS. Eight PhD students participated in the competition. They were evaluated by a jury with members Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva – Vice President of BAS, Prof. Laure Castin – Director of the Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe of the Francophone University Agency, H.E. Joël Meyer – Ambassador of France to Bulgaria, Prof. Albena Vassileva – Director of the Francophone Centre at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and Mr. Angel Bandjov – Director of the Human Rights Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The young scientists were evaluated on three main criteria – rhetoric/eloquence, reach of the presentation to the general public and originality of the presentation.
Three jury awards were presented at the national final. The first prize was awarded to Sylvia Varhoshkova from the Institute of Molecular Biology at BAS, with the topic of her thesis “Role and dynamics of FET proteins at sites of complex DNA damage” and scientific supervisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stoyno Stoynov. Second and third prizes were awarded to Stiliana Petkova from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and Desislava Nedyalkova from the University of National and World Economy (UNWE). The Audience Award went to Clément Baulot-Sukov from the “Prof. Assen Diamandiev” Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv.
The “Ma Thèse en 180 secondes” (MT180) international competition is a unique opportunity for young Francophone researchers to present their dissertation topic in a clear and accessible way, within three minutes. The challenge is to convince a jury of non-specialists of the relevance and originality of their research. Contestants can take advantage of special training sessions to improve their science communication and public presentation skills.
The Vice-President of BAS Corr. Memb. Evdokia Pasheva is opening the event
