GitHub Education

Introducing the 2026 #ImagineCup Top Launch Startup: L-Guard Ltd 🎉 In many regions, road accidents are not always the most dangerous moment. The delay in response is. L-Guard is changing that. By combining Azure AI and IoT, this student-built system detects crashes in real time and alerts nearby hospitals and emergency responders immediately, helping shift outcomes when every second counts. This is a startup grounded in lived experience, shaped by real-world conditions, and built with a clear sense of responsibility for what comes next. As the Top Launch Startup, L-Guard receives $50,000 USD along with continued visibility and support from Microsoft as they scale what comes next. Congratulations to the founders behind L-Guard 👇 Helen Ugoeze Okereke Ramadhani Wanjenja Terry Manzi Erioluwa Olowoyo Read the full blog to learn more about their journey and what they are building: aka.ms/2026ImagineCup… Follow along as we continue toward the World Championship 🌍

Three startups. One stage. ✨ The 2026 #ImagineCup World Finalists are set. What stood out this year was not just what these startups built, but how they built it. Clarity in the problem.
Confidence in the solution.
A clear path to what comes next. From a global pool of semifinalists, these three startups now move forward to the World Championship. Each one reflects a shift we continue to see. Student founders are building with real users in mind and creating solutions designed to scale. Meet the finalists 👇 CopyFlag
 Revora Health
 SpoilSafe Read the full blog to learn more about each team and what they are building: aka.ms/2026ImagineCup… Follow along as we get closer to the World Championship 🌍 #TechForGood #StartupGrowth #StudentSuccess #TechSolutions

🧩 @github is the tool that turns building into practice. It’s where ideas stop being “in progress” and start becoming intentional. You use it to track what changed. To catch what broke. To learn how real teams build, review, and improve their work. And with the GitHub Student Developer Pack, students get access to real tools used by real teams, so you can build, test, and ship without hitting paywalls while you’re learning. Whether you’re working solo or with others, @GitHubEducation helps you build habits that scale. 👉 Are you already using GitHub in your build, or is it the next tool you’re picking up? *Because learning the tools is part of becoming the builder you want to be.

Most days, writing code isn’t the hard part. Finding the spec, the decision, and the right owner is. Work IQ + GitHub Copilot helps surface the “why” behind the code. Try it out and show us what you build developer.microsoft.com/blog/bringing-…

Students! Teachers! Your terminal's new sidekick is here. Now's your chance to build with the Copilot-CLI. gh.io/cli-features-x…

We ❤️ @GitHubEducation and it’s official. Imagine Cup is partnering with @github to elevate how student founders build, collaborate, and grow. Here’s what’s available...take advantage of it: 👉 Access to the world’s largest open-source community: 180M+ developers to learn from, contribute to, and build alongside 👉 Workflows that help you collaborate like a pro, from your first commit to production 👉 AI-assisted coding with GitHub Copilot to help you build faster and with confidence 👉 The GitHub Student Developer Pack, giving every student founder free tools and resources trusted by top engineering teams Together, we’re equipping student founders with the platforms, tools, and community to build solutions that are good for business and good for the world. 🔗 Register for Imagine Cup today: aka.ms/2026ImagineCup… 📅 Submit by Jan 9 👀 Read the latest blog for more details: aka.ms/2026ImagineCup…

Introducing Agent HQ: Any agent, any way you work github.blog/news-insights/…

Day 0 at @github Hq, learning about some really cool stuff.

Badges: assembled. Energy: 🔥 Tomorrow we go live at GitHub Universe—keynotes, demos, EDU-friendly sessions, and yes… a programmable badge. 🎟️ Free virtual pass + schedule → gh.io/AAy5upq

Your @GitHub Universe badge comes with a hackable Raspberry Pi built into it with full color display, 5 buttons, USB-C, Bluetooth, and WiFi. Built by @pimoroni

if u missed our GitHub Education + GitHub Copilot info session in discord with @MetzinAround, the recording is up on youtube! 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=mpYzqf…

The future of software is happening live at #GitHubUniverse 2025 — and you can be there from anywhere 🌍 Secure your free virtual ticket now at githubuniverse.com and catch every keynote, launch, and surprise.

“Ignorance will break all software.” Log4Shell’s one line of code broke the internet, and taught us all a lesson we can’t ignore. As Christian Grobmeier, maintainer of Log4J puts it: "Learning is the only cure for ignorance. So just keep learning."

everything you vibe coded this past month! 👾 for our september vibe coding challenge, we teamed up with @githubeducation and challenged you to build a gui app w/ copilot 94 submissions later... here are the winners 🧵

More from @hackclub Undercity Hackathon at @github HQ: 🌱 AutoPlant — automated grow rig: lights/heat/water. Siddharth Naidu, 14, USA ⌨️ Easy75 — 3D-printed 75% mech kb, OLED + encoder. Eddy Zhao, 18, USA ⏱ PomodoroTimer — 3D-printed timer, 4” LCD + knob. Eddy Zhao, 18, USA

Our GitHub Campus Expert at GDGoC UNILAG brought STEM a Child to Mushin, Lagos—introducing 100 students to Python, HTML, Arduino, and embedded systems. Inclusive, hands-on, and mentorship-driven to spark real tech confidence. Thanks Newseed Foundation.

@GitHubEducation 🤝 codédex after months in the making, our *first* ever vibe coding course is LIVE~ happy vibe coding! 👾

our first vibe coding course in partnership with @GitHubEducation + @Microsoft ✈️ 9.15.2025. dropping soon… mark your calendars.

Students: get resume tips, career guidance, or skill-building advice directly from a GitHub employee in a 1:1 micro-mentoring session! 🗓️ Oct 20–31, ahead of #GitHubUniverse 🎓 Open worldwide to students 18+ ⏳ Apply by Sept 19: gh.io/ghummapp25