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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.
11 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
Campus Connect Catarroja (Valencia, Spain):
Event held on November 7
Included students and teachers from various educational centers
40+ participants built their first website on WordPress.comWordPress.comAn online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. https://wordpress.com/
WPCC University of BrahmanbariaWPCC University of BrahmanbariaWPCC University of BrahmanbariaWPCC University of BrahmanbariaWPCC CatarrojaWPCC CatarrojaWPCC ZamboangaWPCC Zamboanga
If you’re interested in what it takes to be a WPCC mentorEvent SupporterEvent 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., read the new Campus Connect Mentor Guide and complete the new Mentoring WordPress Campus Connect Events lesson on Learn WordPress.
Guidebook Published: The WPCC organizer guidebook is now available here.
Call for Testimonials: Seeking testimonials for the WPCC WordPress.orgWordPress.orgThe community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ Education page, including:
Links to student-created websites
Student, teacher, and organizer testimonials
Format: Use first name and last name initial or first and last initial with campus name.
Sponsorship Guidelines: WPCC will also adhere to WordPress Credits sponsorship guidelines to not accept sponsorships limited to tools or resources alone; companies must also sponsor one or more mentorsEvent SupporterEvent 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..
Mentor Growth: The program now has 28 active mentors, including 20 newly onboarded in the last month, greatly expanding student support capacity.
Educational Partnerships Expanding: Two new universities joined since the last update — Madrasa Ahmad’s Education (Bangladesh) and Krakow University of Economics (Poland). We now partner with 6 institutions across 3 regions.
Student Engagement Rising:88 students are actively working on contribution projects through the WordPress Credits course:
9 — University of Pisa (Italy)
18 — Fidélitas University (Costa Rica)
31 — Unifranz Santa Cruz (Bolivia)
30 — Ahmad’s Education (Bangladesh)
WordCampWordCampWordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Wrocław 2025: @Maciej (Matt) Pilarski presented “How WordPress Builds the Next Generation of Contributors” and announced the first official WordPress Credits mentors in Poland — a key milestone. He also led Contributor DayContributor DayContributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/., guiding newcomers through their first contributions to WordPress.
Riga Nordic University Engagement: On November 24th, Maciej met university leadership to discuss integrating students into the Credits program — a step toward strengthening the local contributor pipeline and expanding open-source education.
WordCamp Pisa Highlights:
Credits mentors attended WC Pisa and met 6 University of Pisa students in person for the first time.
@marilufranchini (one of the program’s first students) opened Contributor Day with a well-received presentation on her project progress.
Students contributed across Community, Polyglots, and Video teams and held their first in-person team sync, resulting in a plan to relaunch the Italian WordPress community social presence.
@peiraisotta also shared a talk showcasing all WordPress.org educational programs.
Overall student progress has been consistent, impactful, and highly motivating for the community.
WP Credits mentors at WC Pisa 2025.@peiraisotta presenting Education at WC Pisa 2025WP Credits students at WC Pisa 2025 contributor dayWP Credits student Marilu Franchini opening WC Pisa contributor day with her mentor @francescodicandia
WordPress Student Clubs Updates
First Official Session at the GWECA Student Club:
Coordinator: Riddhima Upadhyay, a 3rd-year B. Tech Computer Science student at Government Women’s Engineering College, Ajmer.
Goals of the Club:
Develop web-creation skills with WordPress.
Enhance digital literacy in CMS, SEO, security, and branding.
Foster creativity and personal projects.
Create a collaborative learning community.
Boost career and freelance opportunities in web design and digital marketing.
Event Highlights: Introduction to WordPress and its significance in powering a large part of the internet.
Covered topics:
WordPress functionality and dashboard overview
Themes, plugins, and essential tools
Website building using WordPress
Career roles: Developer, UIUIUI 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./UXUXUX 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. Designer, Content Creator, SEO Specialist, Website Manager, PluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party & Theme Developer
Outcomes:
Students gained digital skills and insights into web development and freelancing opportunities.
Session was interactive, informative, and well-received.
Plans for more workshops and community activities to explore WordPress further.
Club Guide Development: A WordPress Student Club Guide is currently in progress to aid club activities and growth.
Other Happenings
Don’t miss out on the exciting information shared about education at this year’s State of the Word!
A new WordPress Education Programs handbook has been created to provide information for organizers, collaborators, and mentors on how they can get involved and engage in these programs.
The 2026 Global Partner Program has been announced and includes more community education benefits for sponsors (and the community!).
