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Blooming Marvellous News For Finance Students
Wednesday February 3rd, 2010
An innovative new system used by professional financiers throughout the world has arrived in the North East, thanks to Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University.
Bloomberg Financial Services Terminals are now available to students of Newcastle Business School for use throughout their studies and Northumbria University, through the School, is the first University north of London to install such a system for their students, staff and clients.
So far over 300 undergraduate and postgraduate students have received training in how to use the Bloomberg professional service which provides real-time and historical financial news and information aiding those within the financial services industries to trade, do research and communicate with each other.
“The new systems at the school are fantastic for me and the other finance students. The courses here relate to the real world anyway but the introduction of the Bloomberg system really helps to give us that insight into life within the financial sector. The experience and training that I am receiving will certainly look good on my CV and will help when looking for my first post-qualification job.”
Martin Elliott, 22, from Durham and currently studying a Masters in Global Financial Management said, “The new systems at the school are excellent and offer a fantastic opportunity for myself and other finance students, both in terms of aiding with our studies and the experience of using this software which links the real world with that of the academic. Also the opportunity of completing the Bloomberg qualification which I intend doing later this year will look good on my CV and will help when looking for my first post-qualification job.”
Dr Satish Sharma, Senior Lecturer at Newcastle Business School and responsible for the terminals’ installation said “Bloomberg is a premier financial database used the world over by thousands of professionals within the financial services industry to help them make informed decisions about financial and business issues that they face on a day to day basis. The Bloomberg terminals installed at Newcastle Business School not only give our students access to this information which enhances their learning but gives any student who is competent with the system a real competitive edge in the job marketplace.”
The terminals are housed within Newcastle Business School at City Campus East, Northumbria University’s award winning campus and are also available for use by staff and clients. The school will be introducing short evening and weekend courses on finance and financial markets that will incorporate the Bloomberg Certification. For more information visit www.newcastlebusinessschool.co.uk
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