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2024: The Year of Evidence
Research, technology, and public policy came together to show how collaboration between academia and policymakers drives opportunities and better decisions for communities.
Education Impact: Transforming Access to Higher Education in Chile
Increase of +20% in the likelihood of being assigned to the preferred career.
Use of tools like personalized websites and WhatsApp notifications empowered students to make better decisions.
Education Impact: Transforming Access to Higher Education in Chile
"Definitely, the information provided (...) has been extremely helpful, reaffirming and ensuring my peace of mind, at least when applying for the program. (...) I was able to confirm the estimation of the different cut-off scores at the time of applying."
— Participating student
Education Impact: Transforming Access to Higher Education in Chile
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"Our collaboration with ConsiliumBots generates synergies that enable us, as a research team, to carry out ambitious projects with significant academic rigor and substantial public policy impact."

"ConsiliumBots bridges the gap between researchers and policymakers, enabling us to collect critical evidence and test solutions in real-world settings, ensuring educational policies are guided by research-backed insights."

Tomás Larroucau
Assistant Professor of Economics at ASU
Research Affiliate
Ignacio Ríos
Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Dallas
Research Affiliate
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40% of students

initially missed out on their top college choices due to misinformation.

Our intervention increased the probability of better

matching by up to 38%.

1,000+

students benefited from personalized, real-time information, resulting in improved outcomes in college placement.

“During this six-year process, we were able to deliver valuable public policy insights to policymakers, improve the placement of thousands of students in higher education, and disseminate our research results through prominent academic publications.”
— Tomás Larroucau
AI-Agentes and its impact on access to higher education
Empowering 300,000+ Students in Colombia
Our collaboration with ICFES and leading researchers in Colombia has transformed access to higher education with innovative AI agents like ICFES-Bot.
+1%
increase in university access rates.
+30%
improvement in student loan approvals.
Reduced information gaps about tuition costs and financial aid.
AI-Agentes and its impact on access to higher education
A nationwide survey of 190,000 high school graduates uncovered further challenges.
In 2024, we will expand these AI solutions, in partnership with OpenAI, to new countries and contexts, empowering more students to make informed decisions and shape their futures.
50%
of students lack adequate career counseling.
51%
struggle to find information on scholarships and aid.
Only 4% are aware of the Puedo Estudiar policy, despite its relevance to their concerns.
Daycare Deserts Project
Across Latin America, the project has mapped 7,730 preschools.
Santiago
Chile
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Bogotá
Colombia
In collaboration with
36%
of preschools in Santiago, Chile, were not in the database.
23%
in Santo Domingo were completely new.
21%
in Bogotá were missing from initial databases.
Daycare Deserts Project
This initiative is paving the way for inclusive early education in the region. In 2025, we will expand this work to other major cities in Latin America.
Early Education as a Key to Improving Quality of Life
21.7%
Increase in family income through universal pre-K

A study conducted in New Haven, Connecticut, led by our founder, Christopher Neilson, demonstrated that universal preschool education significantly boosts family income by 21.7%, creating long-lasting economic benefits.

Education Impact: Transforming Access to Higher Education in Chile
“Our main finding is that universal pre-K is one of the most cost-effective labor market policied ever evaluated in the US.”
— Study Authors
SAE & Feedback
470,000+
Applicants supported with advanced assignment algorithms
For the third consecutive year, we implemented a state-of-the-art assignment algorithm to support over 470,000 applicants competing for 1+ million spots across 80,000 courses.
Key Achievements
Automated Risk Alerts
Installed within the Ministry of Education to ensure public policy sustainability.
Personalized Guidance
Delivered tailored information to 215,000 families, improving understanding of available options and the admission process.
System Improvements
Presented 10 recommendations to enhance the admission system further.
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Additionally, our research team submitted a paper analyzing the impact of guiding families during the application process. The study has been accepted and is under review by the prestigious Journal Econometrica.
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"Many of my research projects would have been impossible without Consiliumbots. Take, for example, our Search and Biased Beliefs in Education Markets project. We partnered with Chile’s Ministry of Education to create a platform that helps parents find schools and receive real-time, personalized feedback. In just a few months, we built a tool that combined user-focused design, policy collaboration, while embedding surveys and RCTs that made possible evaluate its impacts. I think that one of the Consiliumbots’ superpowers is to bringing web developers, engineers, policymakers, and researchers together to design, implement, and evaluate innovative policies."

Fernando Ochoa Abett de la Torre
Research Affiliate
Partnerships
Expanding Impact Through Strategic Partnerships
Gained access to advanced technology and exclusive support to integrate generative AI into our tools, enhancing their reach and personalization.
Established new agreements in cities like Medellín, Envigado, and Cali, strengthening the local use of solutions like ICFES-Bot, benefiting hundreds of thousands of students.
Collaborated with the Ministry of Education to implement tech platforms that reduce barriers and strengthen educational public policies.
Celebrating Academic Excellence
Advancing our mission through academic achievements
This year, we celebrate the academic achievements of M. Constanza Muñoz, Javiera Gazmuri, and Martín Sielfeld, who started PhD and pre-doctoral programs in economics in the United States. We also congratulate Tamara Muñoz, who joined Martín in the pre-doctoral program at Yale University.
As we close this year, we are filled with gratitude and a renewed commitment to grow alongside you. In 2025, our goal is to connect with more people, forge new partnerships, and transform lives through evidence and technology.
Thank you for being part of this mission!
— ConsiliumBots Team

The coming year will be pivotal for scaling our impact. We aim to bring our solutions to new countries and develop tools that are even more personalized and inclusive. With the support of our partners, we will continue breaking down information barriers that limit access to opportunities, proving that technology can be a powerful catalyst for equality and social progress. Together, we can achieve more!