IAedu
IAedu is a digital service provided by FCT and developed by FCCN, aimed at democratizing access to Artificial Intelligence in higher education and research in Portugal.
Main Features
- Centralized access to large language models (LLMs)
- Multiple AI models available within a single platform
- Federated authentication using institutional credentials
Available Models
- OpenAI GPT-4o – advanced model with API key access
- OpenAI GPT-5.2 – excellent for most tasks, with web access
- Mistral – high-performance open-source model
- DeepSeek V3.2 – advanced Chinese AI model for reasoning and complex tasks
- OpenAI o4-mini – lighter and faster version
- Claude Opus 4.5 – Anthropic’s advanced AI model for coding
- Llama 4 Maverick – advanced AI model developed by Meta, efficient and versatile
How to Acess?
1.Go to: https://chat.iaedu.pt
2. Click on “Sign in with ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon (RCTSaai)”
3.Enter your institutional credentials
4. Confirm submission by clicking “Proceed to IAedu”
Security and Privacy
- Data is not used to train models
- Inputs and outputs are handled with a high level of protection
- Access is subject to terms and conditions
- Responsible use may be monitored and restricted in certain cases
How to choose the right model?
- General knowledge: any model
- Up-to-date or specific data: use a model with web access
1- Click on the desired model.
Prompt Engineering Tips
Direct prompt:
“Summarize this text.”
Prompt with examples:
“I want short answers.
Example:
Question: Who manages RCTSaai?
Answer: FCCN”
Role prompting:
“You are a legal expert. Answer accordingly.”
Explicit instructions:
“Respond in a list, using fewer than 100 words.”
