IDP Education Digital Campus launch - Chennai

• IDP Education has officially launched its Digital Campus in Chennai 

• The campus will be home to some of Chennai’s best digital and technology experts as IDP build’s a global platform and connected community 

• The Digital Campus includes the Academy program – a talent incubator to nurture the next generation of digital experts

IDP Education – a world leader in international education services – has officially launched its new Digital Campus in Chennai, India.  

The new Campus, situated in one of Chennai’s leading technology parks DLF, will see more than 400 digital and technology experts come together to drive IDP’s bold digital transformation vision. 

IDP Education, Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Barkla said the Digital Campus cements IDP’s position as a key player in the edu-tech services space in Chennai.   

“The launch of our Digital Campus is a defining moment as we transition from an analogue company to a digital, omni-channel edu-tech organisation,” Mr Barkla said. 

“We set ourselves a courageous vision to build the world’s leading platform and connected community to guide international students to achieve their study and career goals." 

“The Digital Campus in Chennai will become the engine room that drives our platform innovation and customer-led product design.”  

The modern space will service IDP’s global IELTS network and student services offices across 60 countries. 

The Campus is also home to IDP’s Academy, a talent incubator program that provides emerging digital professionals with an in-house training and development program.  

“Our people drive the success of our organisation,” Mr Barkla said.  

“Programs like the Academy demonstrate our commitment to providing a nurturing environment for our people to develop new skills so they can master the technology advances of tomorrow.” 

The Campus was opened with a traditional celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony attended by IDP teams and partners.  

IDP Digital Campus is located at DLF IT SEZ, Block 1B, 5th and 6th Floor, 1/124, Mount Poonamallee Road, Ramapuram, Chennai - 600 089. 

For more information including career opportunities, visit careers.idp.com

• #GirlsWhoCode: Strong commitment to nurturing women in technology with 49 per cent of the Digital Campus team being women. 

• Programs to foster emerging leaders: All Digital Campus staff have access to IDP’s global talent development programs and opportunities. 

• Builds on IDP’s strong links between India and Australia: IDP was hailed as a success story in the An India Economic Strategy to 2035, Report to the Australian Government by Mr Peter N Varghese AO. 

• World’s best agency: IDP’s digital transformation efforts, driven from Chennai, were recognised recently when IDP was awarded global Education Agency of the Year at the PIEoneer Awards in London (September 2019). 

Included are comments from the Digital Campus’ senior leaders. Both are available for further interviews.

“IDP is a tech-savvy company and we are way ahead in terms of the technology we work with. We have a fantastic group of experienced developers, who are dedicated and passionate about innovation in technology." 

“The Academy is IDP’s program that aims to identify talent from colleges and support them to develop new skills in cloud services, enterprise grade solutions, progressive web applications, among others.”

“IDP’s investment in attracting new talent, providing a work/life balance environment and being a technological and digital leader has been key to the team’s success to date.” 

“Forty-nine percent of the team are women. We are proud that we lead not just in the digital and technological space, but also in building an inclusive, diverse workplace.”

Isabella Carson - Porter Novelli, icarson@porternovelli.com.au, 0488 639 619 

IDP is a leader in global education services. As an Australian ASX-listed company, IDP operates in more than 50 countries and its websites attract 100 million visits a year. 

IDP specialises in combining human expertise with a leading digital platform to help people get accepted into their ideal course, take an English language test or learn English in our schools.  

IDP’s teams are side by side with our customers every day, at every step from course search through to starting their dream course or career.  

IDP’s data insights are relied upon by organisations around the world to help ensure policies are informed by the diverse needs, challenges and motivations of students.  

Most of all, we are proud of our people. It is our trusted people and processes which help our customers turn their study or English goals into a launchpad for their career.