5 minutes to convince" competition

  • Category: Professional integration
  • Dates : February 2 to 5, 2026
  • Location: Triolet Campus - Place Eugène Bataillon, 34090 Montpellier, France

If you have a professional project, sign up and come and present it in front of a panel of judges!

SCUIO-IP's Bureau d'Aide à l'Insertion Professionnelle is organizing the "5 minutes to convince" competition , a unique event that rewards the best project presentations. A jury made up of professionals from the socio-economic world and higher education will evaluate your pitches.

This competition is above all an opportunity to practice presenting your career aspirations to a panel of judges, and to receive advice on how to improve your performance. An exercise that will come in handy for future recruitment interviews or financing negotiation pitches...

The key?

  • A gift card worth €500
  • Personalized support to make your projects a reality

How to get involved

  1. Register online
  2. Written presentation: submit a 300-word summary of your project by January 14, 2026. Download the document here.
  3. Semi-finals and final: selected candidates will be invited to pitch their project to the jury in the semi-finals, followed by the final.

2 categories to compete in

Category A: Professional project

Presentation of an employment project upon completion of studies.

Evaluation criteria :

  • Consistency between career path, skills and target project.
  • Relevance of the project in its professional context.
  • Ability to convince customers of the project's feasibility.

Category B: Entrepreneurship

Presentation of a project to set up or take over a business (company, association, cooperative, etc.).

Evaluation criteria :

  • Project clarity and feasibility.
  • Relevance of business model and professional objectives.
  • The project must be the main activity envisaged.

Mastering an impact pitch" workshop

Competition preparation workshop: "Master your Pitch

The keys to creating a pitch that appeals to... investors, partners, stakeholders, and not just your next-door neighbor!

Date to come - Campus Triolet

This workshop will help you :

  • Identify the essential elements of an effective pitch.
  • Structure your speech to suit the audience and the context.
  • Improve the impact and clarity of short presentations.
  • Take away the tools you need to create a pitch tailored to your project

Hosted byIle des Possibles (IDP)
Approximate duration: 1h30 (5:30 pm - 7:30 pm)

Workshop registration coming soon

Workshop "Mastering your oral presentation: the art of convincing in just a few minutes".

Competition preparation workshop: "Mastering your oral presentation: the art of convincing in just a few minutes"

Date to be confirmed - Triolet Campus

This workshop will help you :

  • Discover the fundamentals of oral communication.
  • Structure a convincing, dynamic speech.
  • Combining rigor, authenticity and creativity.
  • Improve verbal, non-verbal and visual communication.

Moderated by Marc Dumas, psychologist and actor trainer, managing director of MD Performance and coach of the Ma Thèse en 180 secondes competition.
Approximate duration: 1h30 (17h30 - 19h30)

Workshop registration coming soon

web-workshop: positive impact business model

"Positive impact business model

Setting up a viable project is a challenge. Ensuring that it serves ecological and human impact is also a challenge. This 2-hour peer-to-peer workshop will help you identify and prioritize your next steps.

Date to come

  • Identify the local issues related to the project.
  • Understand how to make a business model sustainable and impactful.
  • Assess the project's added value for the region and society.
  • Objective: Create a project with a committed DNA 

Hosted byIle des Possibles (IDP)
Approximate duration: 1h to 1h30 (5:30 pm - 7 pm)

Webinar registration coming soon

Calendar

  • January 14, 2026: Application deadline (300 words)
  • January 23, 2026: Jury deliberation
  • January 2026: Preparatory workshops and webinars
  • February 2, 2026: Category A semi-final - Professional project
  • February 3, 2026: Semi-final Category A & B - Professional Project & Entrepreneurship
  • February 4, 2026: Semi-final Category B - Entrepreneurship
  • February 5, 2026: Final & prize-giving ceremony

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