Why does Hanoi School of Tourism not transfer the A80 allowance at once?

(Dan Tri) - Answering the question of why they took students' account numbers but still gave out cash, the Principal of Hanoi College of Tourism said: "The school has advanced money for meals and paid out cash for the convenience of students."

Although the A80 event (the parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) ended 3 months ago, on November 24, Hanoi College of Tourism withdrew money from the treasury to pay stipends to participating students, according to Mr. Pham Van Long, Principal of the school.

On November 27, the school paid the students the first time, but did not specify whether there would be a second payment. The first payment was 940,000 VND. The second payment was 580,000 VND, which will be given along with a certificate at the ceremony honoring students participating in A80, scheduled to be held in December.

Students of Hanoi College of Tourism in the dialogue (Photo: Hoang Hong).

Mr. Long said that the school's students participated in the A80 program for a total of 22 sessions, including 17 practice sessions, 3 preliminary and final rehearsal sessions, and 2 official sessions.

According to the policy approved by the Ministry of Finance , 17 practice sessions are paid 60,000 VND/session; 3 preliminary and final rehearsal sessions are 180,000 VND/session and 2 official sessions are 200,000 VND/session. The total compensation for participating students is 1,960,000 VND.

Students are provided with transportation and drinking water. Meal expenses are deducted. The daily meal cost includes 1 main meal of 30,000 VND and 1 snack of 10,000 VND/person. The total cost of meals for 11 days is 440,000 VND/person.

Thus, the actual amount of allowance students receive is 1,520,000 VND.

During the dialogue with students on the afternoon of December 1, the Principal of Hanoi College of Tourism expressed that the school was honored to be on the list of students attending this special event. The school and he personally thanked the students for their enthusiasm, responsibility, and serious participation in the A80 event.

Why did the school initially take the student's account number but then give out cash, a student asked? Regarding this, Mr. Long explained that the number of participating students was nearly 1,000, the school had advanced money for meals, so if the money was transferred, the students would have to return the advance payment to the school.

To make it more convenient for students, the school pays cash. The amount of money they receive as allowance is 1,960,000 VND, 11 days is 440,000 VND for meals, the amount students actually receive is 1,520,000 VND.

According to Mr. Long, the reason the school divided the allowance into two installments was to save a portion for the student honoring ceremony, which was given out with the certificates. The school learned a profound lesson from the lack of timely and complete information to the students.

When students asked why the amount was not clearly stated on the receipt when signing it?

Mr. Pham Van Long said: "Teachers think very simply that when students receive money, they write down the amount to confirm the amount they receive through their handwriting. However, teachers do not explain this, so students consider it a false signature. To complete the payment, there are many documents and vouchers. The school would like to learn deeply from this issue."

In response to questions about why student volunteers receive higher amounts of money, Mr. Pham Van Long said that student volunteers belong to a different group and have different spending levels.

A student from the volunteer team asked the school to disclose the amount of money paid to the group, stating that the compensation was not provided by the budget but was drawn from the school’s own reward fund. The female student felt wronged when the students from the word-scraping team thought that the volunteer team did not do much but received more money.

Another student requested that the school publicly disclose all documents showing revenue and expenditure to clarify information and restore the school's honor.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/vi-sao-truong-du-lich-ha-noi-khong-chuyen-khoan-1-lan-tien-boi-duong-a80-20251201141523095.htm