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University of Hong Kong

Undergraduate course-selection chatbot

HKU's course-selection chatbot reached more than 2,000 users

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Problem

Students needed course requirements and timetable information.

Approach

HKU deployed a course-selection chatbot using Azure OpenAI Service. Answers included reference documents.

Results

more than 2,000users from August 1 to September 19, 2023, per HKUCompany's own claim[1]

Takeaway

Usage peaked during course selection and changes.

Categories

Industry
Education
Business function
Customer service
Innovation type
Process innovation
Evidence
Company's own claim

Sources

Source summaries

[1]HK0116 Oct 2023

HK01 reported course-selection functionality and HKU's usage figures. More than 2,000 users accessed the assistant during the stated period.

[2]Microsoft19 Oct 2023

Microsoft identified undergraduate course selection as a deployed HKU chatbot application. It stated that HKU's chatbots used Azure OpenAI Service.

Full details are in the original sources.

Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026
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