The Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS) is a federal institution of free public education that aims to offer humanized, critical and citizen education. There are free courses in 16 cities in Rio Grande do Sul.

The Institute's units are: Campus Alvorada, Campus Bento Gonçalves, Campus Canoas, Campus Caxias do Sul, Campus Erechim, Campus Farroupilha, Campus Feliz, Campus Ibirubá, Campus Osório, Campus Porto Alegre, Campus Restinga (Porto Alegre), Campus Rio Grande , Campus Rolante, Campus Sertão, Campus Vacaria, Campus Veranópolis and Campus Viamão.