The Jeová Rafá Theological Institute (Portuguese: Instituto Teológico Jeová Rafá) is an independent non-denominational institution of higher education in Itapipoca, Ceará State (CE), in northeast Brazil.
[1] It is one of a significant number of Evangelical Christian educational institutions in Brazil offering theological qualifications primarily by distance learning.
[2] The institute offers online courses ranging from foundation, bachelors, masters, to doctoral degrees.
[3] The Jeová Rafá Theological Institute, also known as ITEF, was founded in 2015 and is currently led by its director, Rev'd Dr Clesilvio de Castro Sousa.
The laws regulating cursos livres apply to a wide range of vocational and distance learning courses.