github-docs-arabic-enhanced / content /education /about-github-education /github-education-for-students /about-github-community-exchange.md
| 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](/education/contribute-with-github-community-exchange). | |
| {% data reusables.education.access-github-community-exchange %} | |
| ## Further reading | |
| * [AUTOTITLE](/education/contribute-with-github-community-exchange/getting-started-with-github-community-exchange) | |