The history of UFRGS begins with the founding of the School of Pharmacy and Chemistry in 1895, followed by the School of Engineering. This was also the beginning of higher education in Rio Grande do Sul. Also in the 19th century, the School of Medicine of Porto Alegre and the School of Law were founded, which in 1900 marked the beginning of humanities courses in the state. However, it was not until November 28, 1934 that the University of Porto Alegre was created, initially comprising the School of Engineering, with the Institutes of Astronomy, Electrotechnics and Industrial Chemistry; the School of Medicine, with the Schools of Dentistry and Pharmacy; the School of Law, with its School of Commerce; the School of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine; the School of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters and the Institute of Fine Arts.The third major moment of transformation of this University was in 1947, when it was renamed the University of Rio Grande do Sul. The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, headquartered in Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, is a century-old institution, recognized nationally and internationally. It offers courses in all areas of knowledge and at all levels, from elementary school to postgraduate studies.

The Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), through the national contract between CAPES and IEEE has an unlimited open access agreement with IEEE that enables researchers to publish articles as open access without open access fees in all IEEE fully and hybrid open access journals. The agreement applies to all original research articles accepted for publication between 5 November 2024 – 30 October 2027. To benefit from this agreement, the corresponding author has to be affiliated with Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Please use the correct institution name and your institutional email address during submi​​ssion. It is recommended for authors to select the CC BY 4.0 license. The open access funding request will be approved by an OA administrator at CAPES. Overlength page charges or color fees are not covered by the agreement and will be charged to authors.