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@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ hpi-connect-portal
 
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-The hpi connect protal is the central tool to connect students from hpi to companies hiring tech talents.
-The portal contains multiple fuctionalities:
-- Registering as company/student
+The HPI connect portal is the central tool to connect students from HPI to companies hiring tech talents.
+The portal contains multiple functions:
+- Registering as a company/student
 - Setting up company/student profiles
 - Creating/Viewing Job offers
 - Enabling company staff to contact students
 
-Furhermore the connect portal is thh central organization tool for the HPI staff to organize alumni and equiping them with an alumni email adress. Therefore further admin functionalities are:
-- Exporting list of registered/unregistered alumni
+Furthermore, the connect portal is the central organization tool for the HPI staff to organize alumni and equip them with an alumni email address. Therefore further admin functionalities are:
+- Exporting a list of registered/unregistered alumni
 - Informing unregistered alumni
 - Exporting registered companies
 
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ See the [installation guide](https://github.com/openHPI/hpi-connect-portal/wiki/
 See the [Developer guide](https://github.com/openHPI/hpi-connect-portal/wiki/Entwicklerhandbuch) in the wiki
 
 ### Contact
-This repository has been maintained by students of the HPI. Feel free to contact them if any problems/questions arise.
+This repository has been maintained by HPI students. Feel free to contact them if any problems/questions arise.