content/education/about-github-education/github-education-for-students/about-github-community-exchange.md

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title: About GitHub Community Exchange
intro: >-
  Learn the skills you need to contribute to open source projects and grow your
  own portfolio, with {% data variables.product.prodname_community_exchange %}.
redirect_from:
  - >-
    /education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/use-github-for-your-schoolwork/about-github-community-exchange
  - >-
    /education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/github-global-campus-for-students/about-github-community-exchange
  - >-
    /education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/github-education-for-students/about-github-community-exchange
versions:
  fpt: '*'
shortTitle: About Community Exchange

About {% data variables.product.prodname_community_exchange %}

{% data reusables.education.about-github-community-exchange-intro %}

You can help your peers learn open source skills, become a project maintainer, and grow your {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} portfolio and network within a safe and verified community platform.

{% data variables.product.prodname_community_exchange %} allows you to:

• Discover student created repositories
• Star repositories of interest
• Submit a repository in need of collaborators
• Submit a repository to teach new skills
• Manage your repository submissions

For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

{% data reusables.education.access-github-community-exchange %}

Further reading

• AUTOTITLE