Case study · Education · The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Fourteen companies, fourteen AI chatbots, one guest lecture
In the Applied AI course at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, students don't work on a practice case but on a real assignment. Fourteen student teams built fourteen AI chatbots for fourteen real companies, on the Chatwize platform.
On 6 May 2026, exactly two years after Chatwize was founded, Chatwize gave a guest lecture for the students, teachers and participating companies. This is the story of that collaboration.
“A good AI solution doesn't start with the technology, but with the company's problem.”
The collaboration at a glance
One team, one company, one working chatbot.
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Companies with a real challenge
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Student teams at work
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Working AI chatbots built
Real companies, not a practice case
The Applied AI course pairs each student team with a real company that has a real question. On Chatwize's no-code platform, the students then build a working AI chatbot, from the first analysis to a live assistant on the client's website.
That way they learn not only the technology, but above all how to use it to solve a concrete problem. For the participating companies it delivers a usable solution; for the students, an assignment that counts.
The guest lecture on 6 May
To a room of students, teachers and entrepreneurs, Chatwize shared the lessons from hundreds of demos and implementations, from large boardrooms to SME owners. The core of that message: a good AI solution doesn't start with the technology, but with the company's problem.
AI isn't simply building a chatbot. It's about looking at an organisation and seeing where time is lost, which tasks keep piling up and what could be done smarter. Once that's clear, the technology can be deployed with purpose and results.
What the students built
Each team translated its client's question into a concrete AI assistant. Fourteen teams, fourteen companies, fourteen chatbots, each tailored to the task where that organisation was losing time.
A few examples of what was built:
- For a camper company, an assistant that follows up leads, answers questions and takes pressure off customer service.
- For a legal professional, an intake assistant that takes over and prepares the entire intake, so the first meeting is already half done.
- And beyond that, a range of applications, from marketing assistants to project assistants.
Working together on real solutions
After the lecture, Chatwize joined the conversations between students and companies. The entrepreneurs put their challenges on the table, the students thought along about the solution and Chatwize shared targeted insights from practice.
That is exactly where the setup proved its worth: students working on real problems of real companies, not for a grade but as preparation for the real thing.
Education that connects to practice
The collaboration shows how education and practice reinforce each other. Under the guidance of teachers Eveline Kapteijn-Kruijswijk and Mark, students are prepared for practice with great dedication.
For Chatwize, it was a privilege to contribute and to see the next generation work with AI that genuinely solves something.
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