NAU
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The facts
Each one read from NAU's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- NAU's accessibility statement says the website is partially conformant with Portugal's Decree-Law 83/2018 and notes issues including some inaccessible video-player behavior and videos without captions or transcripts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Account access
- NAU terms state that users can access the platform through IP addresses communicated by their participating institution, with remote access possible through institution-implemented VPNs or proxies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Account options
- The privacy policy says users can create accounts manually or automatically using the Portuguese citizen card, Chave Móvel Digital, or European eIDAS authentication.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Audience
- NAU aims to provide knowledge, challenges, and skills to large audiences and promote continuous learning and digital literacy, particularly in Portugal.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Certificate charges
- The privacy policy mentions processing personal data during payment for course completion certificates; it does not state a certificate price.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Certificate limits
- NAU participation certificates prove learning and course completion but do not grant a professional qualification or academic degree, except where a course page clearly identifies an applicable exception.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Certification
- A participation certificate is generated automatically for learners who complete a course successfully, and NAU's direct participation certification process is free.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Course catalog
- The platform offers hundreds of courses across different areas, developed by higher education institutions and other public and private entities.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Course certificates
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Course formats
- mixedchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Data transfers
- The privacy policy states that some personal data transfers for NAU infrastructure management go outside the EEA, including to the United States, with contractual and technical safeguards.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- FCT and edX LLC jointly control personal data collected for course promotion, and the privacy policy says edX hosts FCT partner courses on edx.org and shares course viewing, enrollment, performance, and completion data.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended reach
- NAU aims to provide education and training to broad user communities and promote continuous learning and digital literacy, particularly in Portugal.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The platform says it uses multiple open-source components and publishes a list of its own public repositories.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Operating since
- The platform has been operating since 2019.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Operator
- NAU is a digital service of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), developed by FCCN.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Partner organizations
- Legal entities may join to publish open online courses, provide courses to specific audiences, offer restricted courses, or create a corporate academy.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Partner support
- NAU says partners receive ongoing technical support for the infrastructure and user assistance.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Partner use
- Eligible collective entities can publish open courses, offer courses to specific audiences in an exclusive environment, provide closed restricted courses, or create a corporate academy.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- FCT says it encrypts and anonymizes stored personal data where possible, limits access by least privilege, and applies technical and organizational security measures.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Business plans
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2019checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Lisbon, Portugalchecked 28 Sep 2026
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