Welcome to the Monthly Education Buzz Report, your go-to source for highlights and updates on the WordPress Campus connect, WordPress Credits, and WordPress Student club education initiatives within the WordPress community. This report aims to celebrate, promote, and inform individuals across the WordPress community and beyond about the diverse educational endeavors underway.
WordPress Campus Connect
Stats to date
- Completed Events: 18
- Students Reached: 3230 (+350)
- Institutions visited: 41 (+4)
Scheduled events: 3
- WordPress Campus Connect Jinja (multiple event series, started October 1st)
- WordPress Campus Connect Zaragoza 2026 (starting January 23rd)
- WordPress Campus Connect Escuela de Arte Toledo (starting January 28th)
17 more events are currently in the planning stages! We are actively working to expand our global reach and bring more educational opportunities to students worldwide. Come find us in the #campusconnect Slack channel.
Event Highlights
WordPress Campus Connect continues to grow globally, with multiple successful events, new resources, and increased community engagement this month.
- WordPress Campus Connect Cumilla Housing Estate School & College (Comilla, Bangladesh)
- Organizers hosted WordPress Campus Connect – Cumilla, welcoming 60+ students to explore WordPress and open sourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL..
- The session covered:
- An introduction to WordPress and open source collaboration
- A hands-on “Build Your First Website” workshop
- Contribution pathways and career opportunities in the WordPress ecosystem
- A closing ceremony with certificates and recognition for top participants
- Organizers reported that students were highly engaged throughout the event, showing strong interest in continuing their learning journey.
- Campus Connect – Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET)
- On 11 December 2025, organizers successfully organized WordPress Campus Connect – Rajshahi (RUET), with 95+ students participating.
- The event focused on:
- Open source contribution pathways
- The evolution of WordPress and the role of GPLGPL GPL is an acronym for GNU Public License. It is the standard license WordPress uses for Open Source licensing https://wordpress.org/about/license/. The GPL is a ‘copyleft’ license https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.en.html. This means that derivative work can only be distributed under the same license terms. This is in distinction to permissive free software licenses, of which the BSD license and the MIT License are widely used examples.
- Hands-on WordPress website building
- WordPress in the age of AI
- Ways for students to stay connected with the WordPress community
- Organizers reported that the atmosphere was energetic and collaborative, with students actively engaging throughout the sessions.
- Campus Connect Kathmandu (Nepal, 2025)
- Successfully conducted across four local colleges in Kathmandu, engaging 350 students in total, facilitated by @utsavsinghrathour @codersantosh @Nabin @Manish, and organized by @Regan @pratikshrestha @aleenak19 @swetashrestha @codemadan @frankrajan7. Partner schools included Texas International College, Phoenix College of Management, Aadim National College, and Southwestern State College.
- Activities included:
- Interactive WordPress sessions and hands-on workshops
- Building websites without coding
- Learning about career opportunities in web development, UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface – the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing./UXUX UX is an acronym for User Experience – the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it., QA, digital marketing, and open-source contributions
- Community engagement, networking with mentorsEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues., and practical guidance for contributing to the global WordPress community
- Campus Connect Kaliro (Uganda, 2025)
- Successfully conducted with 110 students, facilitated by @Stephen Dumba, @Ssebuwufu Moses, and @Mukalele Rogers.
- Activities included:
- Interactive WordPress sessions and hands-on workshops
- Knowledge sharing and practical guidance for building websites and exploring open-source contributions
- Community engagement, peer collaboration, and mentorship
- Despite network challenges, the event was full of energy and excitement, with organizers stating that students expressed joy and enthusiasm, and many shared positive recommendations for future sessions.
Other Program Updates
- A translated Campus Connect news post was published for the Russian community:
https://ru.wordpress.org/news/2025/12/wordpress-campus-connect-expands/ - To support organizers, the Campus Connect Organize page was simplified to make it more welcoming and easier to follow:
https://events.wordpress.org/campusconnect/organize/ - A new Tracker Status Guide was added to clarify event statuses and next steps, helping supporters keep events moving smoothly:
https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/community-deputy/other-event-formats/wordpress-campus-connect/tracker-status-guide-for-wordpress-campus-connect/ - A Call for Volunteers was published to help support and scale our education programs:
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2025/12/18/call-for-volunteers-support-our-education-programs/
WordPress Credits
This month marked several exciting milestones for the WordPress Credits program, reflecting continued growth in mentorship, partnerships, and student participation.
- We successfully hosted our first WordPress Credits MentorEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues. Huddles, creating a new space for mentors to connect, share experiences, and strengthen support for students contributing to WordPress. You can read more about the initiative in the recap post:
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2025/12/12/wordpress-credits-mentor-huddles-dec25/ - The program was also spotlighted globally, with Universidad Fidélitas from San José, Costa Rica featured as a Spotlight of the Week (SOTW) 2025:
https://wordpress.org/news/2025/12/sotw-2025/ - Mentor capacity continues to scale. The program now has 50 active mentors, including 22 newly onboarded in the past month, significantly expanding our ability to guide and support students throughout their contribution journey.
- Educational partnerships are expanding as well. Cracow University of Technology joined the program, bringing us to 7 partner institutions across 3 regions.
- Student engagement remains strong, with 99 students actively contributing through the WordPress Credits course:
- 5 — University of Pisa (Italy)
- 18 — Fidélitas University (Costa Rica)
- 34 — Unifranz Santa Cruz (Bolivia)
- 33 — Ahmad’s Education (Bangladesh)
- 9 — Riga Nordic University
- The program was also represented internationally at Open Source Summit Tokyo, where Maciej (Matt) Pilarski presented “How WordPress Builds the Next Generation of Contributors”:
https://ossjapan2025.sched.com/event/2AEJH/sponsored-session-open-source-leadership-in-practice-how-wordpress-builds-the-next-generation-of-contributors-maciej-pilarski-automattic-inc - Finally, we’re thrilled to celebrate our first WordPress Credits graduates 🎉
Congratulations to:- Marta Gallorini — https://profiles.wordpress.org/martagallorini12/
- Arianna Lupi — https://profiles.wordpress.org/ariannalupi10/
- Giulia Turini — https://profiles.wordpress.org/giuliaturini/
- Olesja Debrova — https://profiles.wordpress.org/olesjadebrova/
- Marina Di Candia — https://profiles.wordpress.org/marinadc/
WordPress Student Clubs
- A new student club was created, bringing the total number of student clubs to ten.
- The WordPress student guide for student club organizers is now available here.
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