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Lloyds Banking Group partners with Newcastle University to help the financial sector engage with young people

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By John McCarthy, Opinion Editor

April 21, 2015 | 2 min read

Lloyds Banking Group and the School of Computing Science at Newcastle University have entered a partnership for the 2014/2015 academic year to create digital solutions for engaging youths in banking.

Students have been set a digital brief to engage youths with products such as current accounts, credit cards and savings accounts, also tasked with creating games to help them learn about investing money.

Marc Lien, innovation and digital development director at Lloyds Banking Group, said: “We are looking forward to seeing the solutions that the students come up with to help engage the next generation in everyday banking and money management.”

Marie Devlin of Newcastle University, added: “The School of Computing Science is really pleased to be partnered with Lloyds Banking Group on this project. We always strive to ensure that our students gain the key technical and professional skills that IT employers really want.

“This project involves a real client and presents a genuine business problem for them to solve so it is invaluable not only in terms of helping them demonstrate their creativity and technical talent, but in providing vital work-experience that will give them an advantage when applying for graduate roles.”

These apps will be showcased at a Trade Fair today (21 April), between 2pm and 5pm in the Exhibition Space at the Hancock Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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