IDP Education's Andrew Barkla was Australia's highest earning CEO in 2019 as his realised pay passed AUD$37 million, research has revealed.

Cambodian students are so passionate about learning a foreign language, and at the moment, English is probably one of the most popular

IDP is "turning its eye" to opportunities in Africa and is set to open an internal tech powerhouse that will help digitise the company, CEO Andrew Barkla told The PIE News at AIEC 2019.

IDP has turned 50 years old, celebrating with the launch of a new campaign highlighting some of its more than 500,000 alumni.

IDP has continued to generate record profits, recording its fourth consecutive year of growth since listing on the ASX in 2015. In FY19, the company hit revenues of US$404m, with student placement marking an increase of 39% on 2018 figures.

IDP Education has opened a new student-centric hub in Singapore, relocating its regional headquarters into a youth-orientated area.

IDP Education has recruited Cognizant to help the company implement changes to its counselling services and business processes as the global recruiter extends its digital platform.

IDP Education has entered into an agreement to purchase a 20% holding in HCP, a Chinese company specialising in delivering English language test preparation materials.