GitHub Copilot free for verified students

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QUOC HUY NGUYEN

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GitHub Copilot free for verified students

Calling all students! πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ“

Want #free resources to level up your coding journey? Explore how #Github  Education can help you access powerful tools, gain real-world experience, and connect with the global developer community. 

As a student, you can leverage a host of resources to supercharge your growth. With free access to GitHub Codespaces, you get a powerful, cloud-based, customizable development environment accessible from any device. With GitHub #Copilot, free for verified students, you get your own #AI-powered companion to suggest lines of code or whole functions, allowing you to learn the ropes and gain experience.

Free resources include:

  1. GitHub Copilot for verified students. πŸ€– Get AI-powered, real-time, context-aware code suggestions right in your editor.

  2. Unlimited repositories. πŸ—‚οΈ Code and collaborate with as many private repos as you need, keeping your projects in one place.

  3. GitHub Actions & GitHub Codespaces. πŸͺ Build from anywhere with 3,000 actions and 180 codespaces per month.

  4. Space for your stuff. 😌 Get 2 GB of GitHub Packages and 20 GB of Codespaces storage for free.

Arm yourself with real life experience 🦾

See what being a developer is really like. The Student Developer Pack includes access to all our experiences: curated bundles of pack partner products, GitHub tools, and other resources to give you hands-on, real-life experience. New to Markdown? Beef up your skills with the Understanding Markdown experience. Want to get a solid handle on prompt engineering? Become an AI wizard with the AI Prompting & Technical Writing experience.

How to become a GitHub Education student πŸ‘©πŸ½πŸŽ“

Ready to get your GitHub education? Joining is simple. Anyone can collaborate in unlimited public and private repositories with GitHub Free. As a student, you can also apply for GitHub Education student benefits, all included in a special GitHub Education portal.

To be eligible for GitHub Education, you must (provided link in comment):

πŸŽ“ Be currently enrolled in a degree or diploma-granting organization, such as a high school, secondary school, college, university, homeschool, or similar educational institution

🚌 Have a verifiable school-issued email address or upload documents that prove your current student status

πŸš€ Have a personal GitHub account

πŸ§‘ Be at least 13 years old

Documents that prove your current student status include a picture of your school ID with current enrollment date, class schedule, transcript, and affiliation or enrollment verification letter.

During your tenure as a student, you may be prompted to periodically re-verify your current academic status.

Keep learning, keep building 🌎

No matter where you are on your learning journey, GitHub Education is here to support you every step of the way. With access to powerful tools, a vibrant community, and endless opportunities to grow, there’s no better time to dive in and start building the future.

QUOC HUY NGUYEN

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