Tag: Hir Defense Day

HAWC · HIR Academic Writing Contest · Independent Student Guide

16 Sep 2026

HIR Defense Day in Your Second Language: A Spoken-English Playbook for China-Based Finalists (2026)

Summer finalists defend on Oct. 5, inside the National Day holiday. How to present and answer HIR judges in spoken English when it is not your first language. Read article →

China Pathway · Esl Speaking · Hir Defense Day · Oral Defense · Spoken English
8 Jul 2026

Building the HIR Defense Day Deck: How to Architect a 15-Minute Presentation and Survive Judge Q&A (2026)

Being an HIR finalist means a 15-minute virtual presentation and oral defense. A slide-by-slide architecture, a time budget, and a map of the questions judges actually ask. Read article →

Hir Defense Day · International Students · Judge Questions · Oral Defense · Presentation Slides

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Tag: Hir Defense Day

HIR Defense Day in Your Second Language: A Spoken-English Playbook for China-Based Finalists (2026)

Building the HIR Defense Day Deck: How to Architect a 15-Minute Presentation and Survive Judge Q&A (2026)