🌍 Study Abroad Assistant – Full Stack Django Web App

A full-stack web application built with Django and HTML to help students explore and apply to academic programs in Canada, the US, and the UK. The platform integrates AI-powered assistance (via the OpenAI API) to provide personalized guidance and uses real-time data from external websites like Studyportals to recommend programs based on the student's CV.

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✨ Features

• 🎓 Study Abroad Guidance: Tailored for students looking to study in Canada, the US, and the UK.
• 🤖 AI Chat Assistant: Integrated with OpenAI's GPT API to answer student queries.
• 📄 CV-Based Recommendations: Matches users with suitable programs using CV inputs.
• 🌐 Live Data Integration: Collects program data from external websites like Studyportals.
• 🖥️ Responsive Web Interface: Simple, clean UI using HTML and Django templates.

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/ai-art-dev99/study-abroad-assistant.git
cd customized-chatbot

2. Set Up a Virtual Environment

It's recommended to use a virtual environment to manage dependencies:

python -m venv env
source env/bin/activate  # On Windows: env\Scripts\activate

3. Install Dependencies

Make sure you have Python installed, then run:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Configure API Keys

Create a .env file or update your settings to include your OpenAI API key and any other configuration required for external data access.

OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key-here

5. Run the Django Server

python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserver

Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your browser.

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📁 Project Structure

study-abroad-assistant/
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├── chatbot/           # Core Django app
├── templates/           # HTML templates
├── static/              # Static files (CSS, JS)
├── requirements.txt     # Python dependencies
├── manage.py
└── README.md

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🧠 Technologies Used

• Django (Python)
• HTML / CSS / JavaScript
• OpenAI GPT API
• Web scraping for real-time data
• Studyportals (data source)

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📌 Future Improvements

• Add user authentication and profile management
• Improve program matching with ML-based CV parsing
• Build admin dashboard for content management
• Expand target countries and data sources

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

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🙌 Acknowledgements

• OpenAI
• Studyportals
• Django community

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Built with ❤️ to help students achieve their dreams of studying abroad.