Coeliac disease remains underdiagnosed and requires specific knowledge for clinical suspicion, diagnosis, nutritional management, and long-term follow-up. However, important gaps in health professional education still persist, which may negatively affect early recognition and quality of care. Structured academic initiatives may help strengthen training and consolidate coeliac disease as a field within the university setting. This study aimed to describe the trajectory of academic initiatives in coeliac disease at a Brazilian public university, highlighting activities developed up to the creation of a structured study and research group as a strategy to strengthen teaching, extension, research, and scientific development in the field. This experience report describes academic initiatives in coeliac disease developed at a Brazilian public university between 2011 and 2026. Teaching, research, and extension activities were considered, including projects, supervision of undergraduate dissertations and master’s theses, conference presentations, scientific publications, and academic recognitions. The creation of the Coeliac Disease Study and Research Group (GEPDOC) in 2022 was considered a key structural milestone.Over a 15-year period, this trajectory included 5 research projects, 2 extension projects, 15 undergraduate dissertations, and 6 master’s theses. It also resulted in 3 published scientific articles, 18 conference presentations, and 4 academic recognitions at institutional events. In addition, dozens of undergraduate and postgraduate students engaged in projects, supervision processes, and academic activities related to coeliac disease. Since 2022, GEPDOC, through fortnightly online meetings, has expanded student inclusion in the field and promoted critical reading of the literature, engagement with research, continuity of academic pathways, and stronger articulation between teaching, research, and extension. This trajectory demonstrates the progressive consolidation of coeliac disease as an academic field within the university and highlights the value of structured initiatives for strengthening training, knowledge production, and preparation of future professionals.