Students at Mada University for Science & Technology can unlock GitHub Student benefits using their @madauni.com email and digital student ID.
The benefits give access to developer tools used across computing and data modules, including private repositories for coursework and project work.
Programs that use version control from the first term include BSc Cyber Security, MA Digital Marketing and MA Publishing & Digital Media.
Markers can review a student's commit history alongside the submitted code, which helps students show how their work developed.
There is no charge to the student. Instructions are on the software page.
Mada University for Science & Technology (جامعة مدى للعلوم والتكنولوجيا) was founded in 2010 and teaches from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with tuition-free online degrees open to students in the United States and abroad. Questions go to admissions@madauni.com, and applications start at madauni.com/apply.