ApplyBoard Launches Abbie, the World's First AI Advisor for Studying Abroad
June 18 2024 - 6:00AM
ApplyBoard, the leading international student mobility platform,
today announced the launch of Abbie, an industry-first AI advisor
designed to revolutionize the study abroad experience. Leveraging
Microsoft Azure's OpenAI platform, the patent-pending product is
powered by the latest GPT models to provide personalized,
high-quality support to students, recruitment agents, and other
stakeholders at every stage of the international education
journey.As an all-in-one advisor, Abbie offers a wealth of
knowledge and resources, including comprehensive information on
global institutions, programs, and application processes. With its
advanced natural language processing capabilities, Abbie can
provide customized guidance based on each student's unique profile,
ensuring they receive the most relevant and accurate advice for
their specific educational needs and aspirations. Abbie can answer
a student's question in seconds, a process that previously took
hours or days, making the program matching and application process
faster and easier than ever.
"This launch represents a major milestone in ApplyBoard's
mission to make education accessible to students worldwide," said
Meti Basiri, Co-Founder & CEO, ApplyBoard. "By harnessing the
power of AI, we are revolutionizing the way students navigate the
complex and cumbersome study abroad landscape. Abbie is more than
just a tool; it's a manifestation of our commitment to student
success and our vision for the future of international
education."
Abbie draws upon ApplyBoard's extensive knowledge base,
including institution and program information, anonymized student
search and application data, and insights from ApplyBoard's
knowledge base Assist, ApplyInsights, and other proprietary
resources. This comprehensive dataset also enables Abbie to provide
unparalleled support and strategic guidance to recruitment agents,
helping them better serve their students.
"The development of Abbie is a testament to the incredible role
AI will have in transforming the education sector," said Dr.
Haitham Amar, Head of AI Strategy, ApplyBoard. "By combining
cutting-edge technology with ApplyBoard's deep expertise in
international student mobility, we have created a tool that not
only simplifies the international education process but also
empowers students and recruitment agents with the insights they
need to succeed, in a fraction of the time it used to take."
Key features include:
- Personalized expertise: Tailored guidance
based on each student's unique profile and needs
- All-in-one advisor: Comprehensive support
across the entire study abroad journey, from program discovery to
application assistance and beyond
- Instant support: 24/7 availability directly
within the ApplyBoard platform
- Multilingual capabilities: Support for
multiple languages to serve a global audience
Abbie is currently available to select recruitment agents in
ApplyBoard's network, with wider rollout and additional features to
come in the coming months. Learn more at
applyboard.com/services/abbie.
About ApplyBoardApplyBoard empowers students
around the world to access the best education by simplifying the
study abroad search, application, and acceptance process to more
than 1,500 institutions across Canada, the United States, the
United Kingdom, Australia, and Ireland. Headquartered in Kitchener,
Ontario, Canada, ApplyBoard has helped over 1 million students from
more than 150 countries along their educational journeys since
2015. To learn more, visit www.applyboard.com.
- ApplyBoard Launches Abbie, the World's First AI Advisor for
Studying Abroad
Brooke Kelly
ApplyBoard
brooke.kelly@applyboard.com