You can participate on your own or team up with 1 or 2 other students (groups of max 3 students). If you don’t have anyone in mind, you can register your interest in finding someone else that might complement your skills or knowledge, by filling out the form on our website.

To participate, all registrants must be enrolled in a course at Swinburne University or at one of this year’s guest universities.

Competition submissions must not include any endorsement of product services, or any obscene, violent, racist, homophobic, transphobic or defamatory content. Submissions must not include individuals who have not given their consent to appear.

There will be one:

• 1st prize of AUD$500
• 2nd prize of AUD$300, and
• 3rd prize of AUD$200

The winners will be announced on Thursday November 17th, 2022, and notified by email as well as published on our website. All winning videos will be showcased in our website and social networking sites once the competition is over.

The judges will look for a creative, engaging and inspiring video.

They will judge on:

Creativity/Originality

• Is the entry the students’ own work, in the students’ own words? Is it original? The video may include personal experiences and thoughtful observations that enhance the originality.
• Does the video clearly and effectively explain the mathematical concept to a general audience? The video may include a novel way to see the mathematical concept, or one that shows its utility in novel or unexpected ways.

Message Content

• Does the video address the theme of “How can Mathematics be used in our society? How can we make Mathematics more relevant to our lives? How can Mathematics helps us solve the most significant problems of our time?”
• Is the story told in a persuasive way and does it reflect why the chosen topic is important to be communicated? Is it compelling? Does it show how Mathematics is relevant?
• Is the video presented in such a way that the main message is effectively communicated? Is the video engaging?

Technical Organization

• How well is the video produced in regards to continuity, timing, camera operation, sound quality, editing and adherence to time limit of 3 – 4 minutes?

The decisions of the judges will be final. The organizers and judges reserve the right to remove entries from the competition that they feel may breach any of the competition rules, the terms and conditions or may bring the competition into disrepute. Such entries will be disqualified.