GitHub Education

📢 Applications for the GitHub Campus Experts program are officialy open! 🎉 We're looking for folks who want to help others learn about the world of tech that exists beyond classrooms. Learn more in our blog: dev.to/gh-campus-expe…

Ever wondered what it takes to become a GitHub Campus Expert? 🚩 Join me LIVE as I sit down with @MetzinAround, Program Manager of Student Communities @github, along with @nityaa_3009 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 ⏰ 10:30 PM IST Onwards 📍 Streaming live at - youtube.com/watch?v=IBwdXx… Drop your questions in the comments now and get them answered live! 👇 Make sure to turn on notifications for the 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: gh.io/c50discussion

🏆 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 @msft4startups, plus an additional 6 months and $5,000 USD in credits from Replit to continue building what's next. And a BIG SHOUTOUT finalists: ✨ Revora Health ✨ SpoilSafe Together, these student-founded 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: msft.it/6010vbNqC #MicrosoftBuild #AI #Startup

📣 CS teachers AROUND THE WORLD! 📣 Have you heard of the @GitHubEducation Teacher Toolbox? github.com/education/teac… Resources for learning and teaching about modern Software Development! Check out our resources and share with a colleague!

The goal of student technology competitions supported by Microsoft and GitHub isn’t to back a single winning idea but to help students build skills, confidence and clarity as they prepare for an AI-shaped workforce. Learn more about how these competitions work. news.microsoft.com/signal/?p=1170

🧑‍🏫 📚 💻 I made some activities for teachers wondering how to teach students GitHub. learnwithpj.com has 4 activities on it to help your students use GitHub. - Make a Profile Readme - Learn how to collaborate in GitHub - Make, and fix, a Merge Confict - Project MGMT

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.