Proud! Teacher from Indonesia Wins 3rd Place in International AI Competition
Monitorday.com – A proud achievement was achieved by Aminudin Zakaria, a physics and robotics teacher from MTsN 9 Jombang, who successfully won 3rd place (Bronze Award) in the prestigious Educator ThoughtCoCreate (TCC) 2025 event, organized by Pythaverse in Sapa, Vietnam, on 4-7 July 2025.
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𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆.𝗰𝗼𝗺 - 𝘈 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯 𝘡𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢, 𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘔𝘛𝘴𝘕 9 𝘑𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘯 3𝘳𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 (𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘦 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥) 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘊𝘰𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 (𝘛𝘊𝘊) 2025 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘗𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘱𝘢, 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘢𝘮, 𝘰𝘯 4-7 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺 2025.
Of the hundreds of proposals received by the Pythaverse, only 10 finalists were selected to appear at the Final Summit, one of which was Zakaria. They presented their creative ideas in designing artificial intelligence (AI) based learning solutions that are relevant, ethical and have a real impact.
“I want to share and share my ideas regarding the proper use of AI for teachers and students. I see the Pythaverse as very open to new ideas about Ai and education. So this is my opportunity to show on the international stage that Ai has developed in Indonesia and is ready to be implemented in schools," explained Zakaria when asked about his motives for joining TCC 2025, in Sapa, Vietnam, Sunday (6/7/2025).
In his presentation, Zakaria raised the Prompt Engineering method with an RTAF (Role, Task, Additional, Format) structure as a simple but effective way to maintain aspects of humanism, critical thinking and inquiry in the use of Ai in the classroom.
“AI can be optimized to maintain aspects of humanism, critical thinking and inquiry using a very simple method, namely prompt engineering techniques. The prompt has an RTAF structure (Role, Task, Additional, Format)”, is explained in front of an international jury.
More than just an idea, Zakaria has started to realize his ideas with the JCAI community which was fostered by MTsN 9 Jombang and AICI (Artificial Intelligence Center Indonesia).
“Currently I and JCAI under the guidance of MTsN 9 Jombang and AICI have realized this idea in the form of small-scale teacher training. We have planned even broader training activities in the final quarter of 2025, which we are currently still coordinating. "I am very open to collaborating with various parties to participate in realizing this idea in Indonesia," he added.
Zakaria's success is also a positive signal that Indonesia's plan to implement Coding and Artificial Intelligence learning is quite realistic.
This is also agreed by AI Practitioner from Indonesia, Dr. Muhammad Muchlas Rowi, who also witnessed firsthand the presentation and discussion process of the finalists in Sapa. According to him, the learning implementation plan for Koding - KA is still in the early stages, but it is on the right track towards meeting future needs.
“This is proof that Indonesia has digital talents that are able to compete. This is also a momentum because Indonesia has a coding and train learning policy which is a step to meet the needs of 9 million digital talents by 2030," said Muchlas.
Organized by Pythaverse, Educator ThoughtCoCreate (TCC) 2025 is a collaborative initiative across Southeast Asia that encourages teachers to create innovative learning solutions based on AI, Digital Twin, and ethical principles. The Final Summit takes place at Sapa Highland Resort & Spa, Vietnam, from July 4-7, 2025.
TCCs are not just competitions, but transformative programs that guide participants from the initial idea to the real implementation stage. The finalists also contributed to a global document entitled “The Educator's Compass: Navigating the AI Frontier with Pedagogy, Integrity, and Equity”, which will be an international guide in the use of AI in education.
Pythaverse, as an organizer, is an educational technology company that develops the CoCreate Learning Framework to support immersive, collaborative and AI-based learning. They are committed to building a global community of educators who learn from each other, innovate and create real impact.
The panel of judges in this event consists of leading educational figures from various countries. One of the main judges came from Indonesia, namely Dr. Muhammad Muchlas Rowi. Its presence confirms Indonesia's strategic position in global discourses on educational innovation and digital transformation.
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