About UNZA Compass
Navigate university with confidence.
What is UNZA Compass?
UNZA Compass is an independent, student-built AI prototype designed to help University of Zambia students navigate common university information — things like course registration, academic resources, student services, and campus life. It was built as a portfolio project to demonstrate practical, full-stack AI application development: a retrieval-grounded chat assistant with a real admin dashboard behind it.
It is not an official UNZA service, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Zambia.
How it works
Every question is matched against a curated knowledge base first. The most relevant entries are passed to the AI model as context, so answers are grounded rather than invented — and every answer is labeled as either AI-generated or, if the AI is unavailable, a direct retrieved fallback from the knowledge base.
Technology
Limitations
UNZA Compass is a prototype with a small, example knowledge base. It can be incomplete, outdated, or occasionally wrong. Always verify deadlines, fees, requirements, and other important academic or administrative information through official UNZA channels before acting on it.