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UFRGS Offers Free Courses 100% Online on the Lúmina Platform, With Completion Certificate for Those Who Finish, Allowing Flexible and Accessible Learning.
UFRGS, through the Lúmina platform, offers more than 100 free courses, completely online and accessible to anyone. Many of these courses provide a certificate upon completion, offering flexibility, autonomy, and free qualification for those looking to learn.
Lúmina: Free and Self-Directed Courses for Everyone
The Lúmina platform from UFRGS stands out as a repository of free courses, open (MOOCs), developed by professors, technicians, and students from the university.
These courses are 100% online and allow anyone to enroll, with no prerequisites.
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Additionally, they are short courses, ranging from 20 to 40 hours, with flexible deadlines, allowing the student to set their own pace of study.
Certificate Available for Most Free Courses
Most of UFRGS’s free courses offer a certificate, but it is worth checking individually before enrolling.
To receive the certificate, it is necessary to achieve a minimum score of 6, with an average based on up to two attempts on assessments — after that, there is no second chance to redo.
Simple Access and Autonomous Learning
Enrollment in UFRGS’s free courses is simple: just create an account on the Lúmina platform.
When registering your name correctly, it will be used on the certificate, with no possibility of later alteration.
Diversity of Topics in UFRGS’s Free Courses
Lúmina offers a wide range of free courses in various areas: Health and Biological Sciences, Exact and Earth Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Linguistics, Literature and Arts, Technology and Creative Industry.
Some of the highlighted courses include: Digestive Physiology, Integrative Neuroscience, Mental Health in School, Cultural Production, Everything You Need to Know: Illustrator, among many others.
Flexible Format: No Fixed Dates, Ideal for Self-Directed Learners
UFRGS’s free courses are self-directed and without tutoring, meaning students study alone, according to their availability.
Furthermore, they offer total flexibility: you can watch lessons whenever you want, review content, and study at your own pace, without haste.
Advantages of Qualifying with UFRGS’s Free Courses
- No Cost: no charge to access the content or to issue the certificate (when available).
- University Quality: material produced by UFRGS specialists.
- Flexibility of Time and Location: perfect for those with busy schedules or who prefer alternative hours.
- Recognized Certification: the certificate is issued by UFRGS after passing the assessments.
The Lúmina platform from UFRGS stands out as an excellent option for free courses for those who want to learn more with quality.
The courses provide a certificate, and all are presented with flexibility, allowing people from different backgrounds to access valuable and recognized knowledge.
Thus, UFRGS reaffirms its commitment to democratizing education, providing free, online, and certified teaching within everyone’s reach.
Check Out Some of the Free Courses From the Federal University
Digestive Physiology 2025
The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) is offering a free course focused on the study of Digestive Physiology.
The 2025 edition is designed for students and health professionals who wish to deepen their knowledge about the functioning of the human digestive system.
During the course, fundamental topics will be covered, such as:
- Clinical and experimental aspects of mastication.
- Movements and motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Production and function of digestive secretions: salivary, gastric, pancreatic, and biliary.
- Processes of digestion and absorption of nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids).
Understanding Human Physiology is essential for academic and clinical development, making this course an opportunity to consolidate concepts that have a direct impact on health practice.
With the guidance of professor Gustavo Gameiro, a UFRGS faculty member with extensive research and clinical practice experience, participants will have access to updated content applied to professional reality.
Nursing Assessment (2025 Edition)
Nursing Assessment is an essential step for safe and effective clinical practice. With that in mind, UFRGS offers a free course in 2025 aimed at developing fundamental competencies for students and nursing professionals.
Throughout the course, participants will engage with content that enhances their ability to conduct interviews with patients, perform physical examinations, and create clear and complete records.
Moreover, aspects related to identifying patient needs will be worked on, consolidating the foundation for the care process.
The program is divided into four main modules:
- Nursing Interview
- Physical Examination
- Nursing Records
- Identification of Needs
Each module includes support materials, study resources, and assessment activities that allow tracking learning and progressively advancing to the next content.
The course is aimed at nurses and nursing undergraduate students who wish to review or expand their theoretical knowledge about clinical assessment.
UFRGS emphasizes that practical application requires supervision by faculty or professional, ensuring patient safety and quality of training.
Sustainable Menus in School Nutrition (2025 Edition)
The distance course “Sustainable Menus in School Nutrition” aims to strengthen practices for promoting adequate and healthy food in the school context.
Based on the guidelines of the National School Feeding Program (PNAE), the course addresses both nutritional and social-cultural aspects, emphasizing:
- Meeting special dietary needs;
- Respect for cultural and dietary diversity;
- Integration of gender, race, and ethnicity dimensions;
- Valuing sociobiodiversity and family farming;
- Management of waste and sustainable productive practices.
Organized into four modules, the content explores topics such as:
- Menu planning in school nutrition;
- Inclusion of foods from sociobiodiversity and menus for indigenous and quilombola schools;
- Family farming and its integration into school nutrition policies;
- Strategies for reducing and managing food waste.
The course is open, online, and free, offered by the Lúmina/UFRGS platform, with no prerequisites. Assessment is carried out through questionnaires, and approval requires a minimum score of 6.0.
Aimed at professionals and students in the field of nutrition and health, as well as anyone interested in the topic, the course seeks to broaden knowledge about sustainable menus, while promoting reflections on practices that ensure variety, balance, pleasure, and socio-environmental responsibility in school nutrition.
This initiative is a result of the partnership between the Collaborating Center for Food and Nutrition in Schools (CECANE/UFRGS) and the Secretary of Distance Education (SEAD/UFRGS), contributing to the training and updating of professionals in different regions of Brazil.
The other free courses available at UFRGS and registrations can be done here.
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