Join Us for the 3MT Prize An­nounce­ment!

We’re excited to announce that prizes for this year’s IBS 3MT Competition will be awarded on Wednesday, 22nd July at 14:00 in the Q Building foyer.

Come celebrate this year’s outstanding submissions, which showcase not only undergraduate research but also the communication skills our participants demonstrate in their 3MT videos and exposés. Members of our faculty jury will be in attendance to announce the winners and runners-up. Special thanks to the Universitätsgesellschaft Paderborn for their sponsorship of this year’s winners’ and finalists’ prizes.
 

Double the Insight—One Foyer!

Before the prize ceremony, don’t miss the poster session for the IBS English II (Master’s) course, also taking place in the Q-foyer this afternoon. The session features student projects along with the podcasts they’ve created as part of the course—an exciting look at the diverse and creative work happening in the Master’s Programme.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Pro­gramme 2026

IBS Sprachen English proudly hosted our 5th annual 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) Competition Roundtables, featuring two days of exciting roundtables and stimulating, in-depth discussions based on our student experts’ 3MT videos and exposés.

The 2026 Roundtables Sessions were a fine lineup, with 140 student experts discussing their research across 23 thematically grouped sessions. The full programme of abstracts can still be viewed here.

Special thanks to Universitätsgesellschaft Paderborn for their generous support of this year’s prizes for the winners and finalists.

How does the 3MT Com­pet­i­tion work?

Students present their own research in a three-minute recorded presentation and a written exposé, and then discuss their work in roundtable sessions. Competition winners are selected by a jury of faculty members. 

Watch guide

3MT Gewin­ner 2026

Learn more

Fi­nal­ists Archive

A compilation of winning contributions from previous IBS 3MT Competitions, as selected by jury.

Browse the archive
Screenshot of Melissa Koeckce, one of our 2023 winners, presenting her 3MT.

3MT Present­a­tion

The presentation challenges students to present their research project knowledgeably, concisely, accessibly and engagingly for experts and non-experts alike in just three minutes.

Ex­posé

The Exposé requires students to concisely articulate their own research project by giving an overview of the topic, explaining the research motivation, providing a review of key literature and outlining the methodology.

Roundtables

The Roundtable Sessions provide a venue for moderated discussion of topics, which are open to the public. Topics include, for example, digitalisation, TAF, sustainability, international business, entrepreneurship HR, management, and marketing.