Three-Minute Engineering Presentation Challenge

What is the Purpose of the Competition?

The aim of the competition is to help students gain the ability to present technical content in a short time in a way that can be understood by experts/students from different engineering disciplines.

Who Can Apply?

Only undergraduate engineering students can participate in the competition. Applicants may present a design or research project they have worked on individually or with a group of fellow undergraduate students. If the research/design is a group project, only one person can apply to present, but the names of all project members must be shown in the presentation.

How to Apply?

The student who will give the presentation should apply via email to engday@metu.edu.tr. The subject line should be: "Three-Minute Engineering Presentation Challenge." The email should include:

- The purpose of the design/project (e.g., graduation project, TÜBİTAK project, personal project, etc.)
- If it is a team project, the names and email addresses of the team members
- The three-minute presentation should be uploaded to YouTube as a private video, and the link must be shared in the email.

Also provide the required information using the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwYx5q7zOOq0rRH43YFFpIMTZFe5VaRt-vc5rIsmfqNEn_RA/viewform

Important Dates:

•    Send an email to engday@metu.edu.tr to apply for the competition: by 23:59 on Saturday May 16^th, 2026.
•    Submit your 3-minute private YouTube video link: by 23:59 on Tuesday, May 16^th, 2026 
•    Competing presentations will be announced: on Monday,  May 18^th, 2026
•    The live presentation will take place: on Wednesday, May 20^th at 13:30 (KKM – Hall A)

Other Rules/Information:

• Presentations will be evaluated by a jury panel consisting of faculty members and engineers from various fields of engineering.
• The event will be open for other students to watch and cheer.