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
Completed Events (to date): 8 (+2)
Scheduled events: 6
- WordPress Campus Connect Ajmer (multiple event series, started August 30th)
- WordPress Campus Connect Udupi (multiple event series, started September 20th)
- WordPress Campus Connect Jinja (multiple event series, started October 1st)
- WordPress Campus Connect Catarroja (starting on November 7th)
- WordPress Campus Connect Ponferrada (starting on November 27th
- WordPress Campus Connect Kaliro (starting on December 12th)
12 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 Kolhapur 2025
- Over the October 4th weekend, the third event wrapped up at KIT’s College of Engineering with over 157 attendees exploring WordPress fundamentals and building their first web pages. Although 130 registrations were initially opened, more tickets were added at the institute’s request.
- This event series ended with a fourth event over the October 11th weekend. The campus partner was DKTE’s Textile and Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, an alumnus institute. Attendance count exceeded 100+, and similar to previous events, a quiz was hosted where 6 winners were announced.
- WordPress Campus connect Jinja 2025
- On October 4th, #WPCCJINJA25 continued at Macedonian Vocational Institute, Jinja where over 100 students participated in a hands-on workshop using a mobile lab.
- The first official WordPress Campus Connect event in Bangladesh was held in Kishoreganj, with 42 students in attendance!
- WordPress Campus Connect Udupi engaged with 120 students to build 120 websites on the October 3rd/4th weekend! The event was also featured in the UDAYAVANI KANNADA DAILY and SUDDI MANE newspapers.
- Publications
- Discover how the WordPress Campus Connect event at Universidad Fidélitas in San José is transforming education by connecting students with the global WordPress community in WordPress and Higher Education: An Alliance that Transforms.
- 50 Students, 50 Websites – A Big Thank You to SGS College Bhatkal
- Contributor Sunil Sharma shares his experience as a media partner in My Experience as Media Partner at WordPress Campus Connect 2025 – Jaipur – WPSimplified By Sunil.
- WPCC Cartago 2025 organizer Lidia shared about the experience in WordPress Campus Connect Cartago COVAO 2025.
- Read about WordPress Campus Connect Udupi’s successful event at Bhandarkars’ College, Kundapura in 120 Students, 120 Websites: WordPress Campus Connect Lights Up Bhandarkars’ College!.
- Videos
- Two WPCC info session workshops were hosted on October 9th – recordings are available below:
- Contributor Rita Robles Loaiza was interviewed by Lua Salazar about WP Credits + WP Campus Connect (ES).
- Catch WordPress Campus Connect Cartago highlights i this video.
Other Program Updates
- India’s first three WordPress Student Clubs were onboarded on October 16th! Meet the newly Onboarded WordPress Student Clubs & Coordinators:
- Engineering College Ajmer: Aryan Kulshrestha & Suhani Mathur
- Mahila Engineering College, Ajmer: Riddhima Upadhyay & Sanjeevni Kumari
- Aryabhatta College of Engineering & Research Center: Yash Soni & Vishal Israni
- WordCamp Dhaka 2025 hosted a Contributor Day Campus Connect Table where information about the program was shared with community members.
WordPress Credits
- Riga Nordic University (from Riga, Latvia, EU) signed the agreement to join the WordPress Credits Program, and is currently working on onboarding its first student participants!
- Mentors Course: A course has been created to train future WordPress Credits program mentors.
- Mentors welcome: 8 new mentors have been onboarded to the program.
- University partnerships: 4 universities have confirmed their participation: Pisa University (Italy), Fidélitas University (Costa Rica), Universidad Privada Franz Tamayo (Unifranz Santa Cruz, Bolivia), and Riga Nordic University (Latvia). Many others have expressed interest and started the process to get involved with the project, including the University of Lynchburg, Central New Mexico Community College, and Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (Czech Republic).
- Student engagement: 51 students are already starting to work on their contribution projects through the WordPress Credits course (10 from the University of Pisa, Italy; 18 from Fidélitas University, Costa Rica; and 23 from Unifranz Santa Cruz, Bolivia).
- Platform updates: The student platform and processes have been enhanced with new lessons, videos, and guidelines to select their WordPress contribution project.
- Graduate Badge: Now, once a student completes the program, the graduate badge will automatically appear on their WordPress.org profile.
- Linux Day: Participation in Linux Day in Bari involved presenting the project to an audience of high school and university teachers and students, within the context of open-source initiatives. This led to follow-up contact from attending educators interested in bringing WPCredits to three universities in Puglia and several high schools in Bari.
Other Happenings
- Development is currently underway for a landing page on the WordPress.org website that will showcase and share information about all current educational initiatives.
- A clarification post went out on October 17th about WordPress Campus Connect Events: Who Can Organize Them?
- Guidebooks for WordPress Campus Connect events and WordPress Student Clubs are currently being drafted.
- An initiative to create a new organizer orientation course has begun. Interested in helping out? Comment below!
Get Involved
WordPress Campus Connect
- Organizers: If you’re a contributor or member of an educational institution interested in organizing this kind of event, fill out this form.
- Companies: If your company is interested in sponsoring these events, please fill out this form.
- Learn More: Find more details on how to organize a Campus Connect event in this handbook page.
- Join the Conversation: Join the #campusconnect channel in the Make WordPress Slack.
WordPress Credits Program
- Universities and Educational Institutions: If you are interested in participating in the WordPress Credits program, please reach out by filling the interest form.
- Students: If you’re a student and find this project interesting, please share it with your professors or academic advisors, as applications must be submitted by your institution.
- Companies: We invite companies in the WordPress ecosystem to support this initiative by:
- Sponsoring mentors to guide new contributors.
- Providing tools and resources that help students succeed.
- To learn more, visit the Company Guide and fill out the form to join the program.
- Join the Conversation: Join the #wpcredits channel in the Make WordPress Slack.
See something in the community that should be noted here or in a future newsletter? Comment below!
Stay tuned for next month’s update!