GitHub Education

Ever wondered what it takes to become a GitHub Campus Expert? 🚩 Join me LIVE as I sit down with 🇵🇷 Pj Metz, Program Manager of Student Communities at GitHub, along with Nitya Pandey and Ignacio Palma for an exclusive AMA on everything Campus Experts — the application process, what they look for, tips to stand out, and how the program can level up your journey 🚀 🗓️ 15th July 2026, Wednesday ⏰ 10:30 PM IST Onwards 📍 Streaming live at - https://lnkd.in/dSTyfKpp Drop your questions in the comments now and get them answered live! 👇 Make sure to turn on notifications for this livestream! 🔔 #githubcampusexperts #github #techcommunity #LiveAMA #studentleaders

GitHub Education is pleased to support Fifty Foundation and their release of Classroom 50, a free and open-source tool for managing and grading programming assignments via GitHub designed to replace GitHub Classroom. Fifty Foundation will be hosting online training sessions in July and August. Learn more and register at Classroom 50 (https://lnkd.in/gFbyJ6DD)!

There's still time to join our Finish-up-a-thon challenge with Major League Hacking. Let us help you evolve that hackathon project you've been tinkering with into its next phase of development.

🏆 Introducing your 2026 #ImagineCup World Champion: CopyFlag! Built by Patrick Brown from the University of Oxford, CopyFlag is helping creators protect their original work in the age of generative AI. Using Azure-powered AI models, the platform detects copied and AI-modified content across the internet, helping creators identify infringement faster and automate takedowns at scale. Inspired by his own experience of having work copied online, Patrick set out to make advanced content protection tools accessible beyond the world's largest brands and enterprises. Today, CopyFlag is building a future where creators can spend less time defending their work and more time creating. 🌍 👏 Congratulations to CopyFlag, recipient of $150,000 USD, a mentorship session with Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, continued support through Microsoft for Startups, plus an additional 6 months and $5,000 USD in credits from Replit to continue building what's next. And a big shoutout to finalists: ✨ Revora Health - Surya Kukkapalli ✨ SpoilSafe (AL26) - Rohan Ganesh | Advika Vuppala | Troy McBride Together, these student startups demonstrated how the next generation of founders is applying AI to tackle meaningful challenges across creator protection, healthcare, and supply chain intelligence. The future is being built right now, and student founders are leading the way. 🙌 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gSJurcmY Microsoft | Microsoft for Startups | Microsoft Developer | Microsoft Learn | GitHub | GitHub Education | Replit

📣 Join us for a special Maintainer AMA in our GitHub Community tomorrow, May 27, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT. Ask your favorite projects like OpenClaw, Kubernetes, and more for advice on contributing and their experiences in open source. Or just share your appreciation. ❤️ Meet us in GitHub Community. 👇 https://lnkd.in/eX77nDWm

The GitHub "Finish-Up-A-Thon" Challenge is live! 🚀 We've all got a side project, hackathon build, or challenge submission that never quite made it across the finish line. This is your chance to finally ship it. Running through June 7, the GitHub "Finish-Up-A-Thon" Challenge invites you to revive an abandoned project, give it the polish it deserves, and share it with the world. ✍ The catch? Show us the before and after, and how GitHub Copilot helped you get there. 🤖 Key details: 🟢 $3,000 prize pool with 10 winners. 🟢 Submissions due June 7 at 11:59 PM PST. 🟢 Winners announced June 18. Not sure if your project qualifies? If you started it and never finished it, it counts. Hackathon builds, challenge submissions, passion projects gone cold — all fair game. Ready to finally finish what you started? Join now 👇 https://lnkd.in/eCG97YtP

Teachers & Professors, have you rsvp'd for the GitHub Educator Summit yet? Join us next month for a free, virtual three day summit with workshop, demos and hands on time to work with GitHub tools that can help you in the classroom and beyond. https://luma.com/law93emw *Note that key sessions will be recorded and available post event for those unable to attend live.

We're proud to be supporting students through the Microsoft Imagine Cup. Meet the finalists who will take their projects to the Microsoft Build!

It's Maintainer Month at GitHub where we celebrate the people behind the code. As a part of this, we're highlighting Maintainers in Academia with stories from researchers and educators building open source in universities and institutions around the world. Explore their stories here: https://lnkd.in/gVJ5b9nE