Marion and Wilfried semi-finalists in the MT180S competition

N e would like to congratulate our 8 doctoral students on their participation and performances: Moustapha ALADJI, Erika Beranger, Marion Boisseaux, Wilfried Denagbe, Hélène Gomes, Gaëlle Lebeau, Jérémy Macaire and Issa Malle.

For the first time, the regional final was broadcast live on the Facebook pages of the University of French Guiana and Guyane la 1.^era. The members of the jury were invited to choose two winners who would represent their establishment in the semi-final, and Internet users were asked to elect one candidate to receive the People's Choice Award.

• The two Jury Prizes were awarded to Marion Boisseaux, a doctoral student at the Ecofog Joint Research Unit (UMR), under the supervision of Heidi SCHIMANN, and Wilfried DENAGBE, a doctoral student at the QUALISUD Joint Research Unit, under the supervision of Didier BEREAU and Thierry BENVEGNU.
• The Public Prize was awarded to Jérémy Macaire, a doctoral student at UMR Espace Dev, under the supervision of Laurent Linguet.

Marion Boisseaux and Wilfried Denagbe will be flying the colours of the University of Guyana at the national semi-finals, which will be held in Paris from 1 to 2 October.^er to 3 April 2021 behind closed doors. Due to the health situation in mainland France, the semi-final will not be held in person. The winners will be assessed on their performance at the regional final via videos sent to them by the various universities.

If you missed this event, you can watch the regional final of the MT180S competition on our Facebook page.

Many thanks!

We would like to thank everyone involved in making this event a success: the Information Systems Department, the Heritage and Internal Services Department, the Chairman's Office, etc.

Thank you to the members of the jury:

• Marie-José GAUTHIER: President of the jury. Project Manager and Space Delegate for French Guiana
• Grégory ALEXANDER: Director of the Théâtre de Macouria
• Audrey DEBIBAKAS: Senior lecturer in regional language and culture
• Philippe POGGI: Regional Delegate for Research and Technology
• Jessy Xavier: Journalist at Guyane la 1^era

Thank you to all the doctoral students who took part in this competition and to their thesis supervisors for their support.

Finally, a big thank you to our sponsors CNES, Guyane la 1^erathe MGEN, Orange and the GIS IRISTA for their logistical support and the magnificent gifts they presented to our doctoral students.