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 %}.'
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## 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)