File -> Import -> Git/Projects from Git -> Clone URI
the project url is https://github.com/tsadimas/spring-mvc-hibernate-starter.git
when the prompt to select the kind of project appears, select Import as general project
Next, you should convert the current project to Dynamic Web project. To accomplish this, you should right-click the project and in properties go to Project Facets and select Dynamic Web Module from the facets list.
Set the default JRE runtime to be Java 8. To accomplish this, right click the project and in Java Build Path, in Libraries Tab edit the JRE System Library to point to your Java 8 runtime (setting the appropriate value to Alternate JRE).
To fix the errors in jsp files, you should again right click the project, and in properties go to Targeted Runtimes and select the Apache Tomcat that is connected to your eclipse workspace.