Special Activities

Red Hat Academy Partnership:

In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, preparing students for the real-world challenges of the market is essential. As a partner of CBSoft 2026, Red Hat® Academy invites professors, researchers, and coordinators to visit Room B7 at IME-USP to discover how to bring this transformation to your university at no cost!

Red Hat® Academy is a completely free global program created to help higher education institutions keep pace with the industry by providing practical, up-to-date training in Linux, Cloud, and Application Services. Developed directly with the Red Hat engineering team and built around Red Hat Enterprise Linux®, the market-leading enterprise Linux platform, the curriculum ensures skills aligned with the real-world demands of major companies.

What Red Hat® Academy offers your institution:

  • 100% Free Partnership: Enrollment, participation, and the online registration process are completely free of charge for eligible universities.

  • Cutting-Edge Curriculum: Content focused on strategic technologies (Linux®, Cloud, and Microservices) to boost students’ employability.

  • Exclusive Certification Discounts: Reduced prices on official Red Hat exams for instructors and students.

  • Faculty Training: Self-paced courses at no cost for training, certification, and continuous professional development for professors.

  • Complete Learning Platform: A web portal for managing classes, assigning tasks, and accessing teaching resources available in up to 9 languages.

  • Practical and Flexible Labs: Virtual testing environments that can be adapted to the pedagogical needs of each course.

  • Bridge to the Job Market: Access to the Red Hat Academy Talent Network, connecting your students directly with opportunities at Red Hat ecosystem customers and partners.

Visit Room B7 at IME-USP during CBSoft 2026 to meet us!

Stop by Room B7 at IME-USP, in the same location where the CBSoft technical sessions will take place, to talk with our team, ask questions about the enrollment process, and learn how to connect your university with the world leader in enterprise open source solutions.

If you would like to schedule a time to learn more about the program and bring it to your university, register here or connect with the person responsible for the program in Brazil on LinkedIn (Gabriela Lima).