{
  "id": 2697421,
  "title": "Sogang University holds 3MT Competition final for graduate students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/sogang-university-holds-3mt-competition-final-for-graduate-students",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-23T02:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20260823/sogang-university-holds-3mt-competition-final-for-graduate-students"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 14, 2026, Sogang University in Seoul held the final round of the SG 3MT Competition, a research communication competition for graduate students. The Graduate School Innovation Strategy Team organized the event to showcase the impressive research accomplishments of university researchers and enhance their global communication skills. The competition also aimed to support students' involvement in inter-university programs under the fourth phase of the government-led Brain Korea 21 initiative, and to encourage their participation in international competitions.\n\nThe SG 3MT, which stands for Sogang University Three Minute Thesis, is a research presentation competition held at universities worldwide, including Ivy League institutions such as Yale University and Stanford University. Under the same rules as other 3MT competitions, participants were tasked with presenting their thesis research in a concise, three-minute format that could be grasped by a non-expert audience. Each presenter used only one static slide, devoid of animations, to support their explanation.\n\nThe SG 3MT Competition followed the identical structure of other 3MT events, with participants delivering their presentations in English, the universal language of academia.",
  "summary": "Sogang University held the final round of the 2026 SG 3MT Competition, a research communication competition, at its Seoul campus on Aug. 14. The university said the Graduate School Innovation Strategy Team organized the competition to promote graduate students’ research achievements and strengthen their global research communication. The event was also designed to support students’ participation…",
  "key_points": [
    "Sogang University hosted the final SG 3MT Competition on August 14, 2026.",
    "The Graduate School Innovation Strategy Team organized the research communication event.",
    "Participants presented their thesis research in a three-minute, non-expert-friendly format."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This competition aligns Sogang University's graduate students with international research communication standards, enhancing their global engagement and presentation skills in a format used by leading universities worldwide.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Sogang University holds 3MT Competition final for graduate students",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/sogang-university-holds-3mt-competition-final-for-graduate-students-2698854",
        "published": "2026-08-23T02:42:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}