“My family suffered quite a lot of damage during the recent storm No. 3. Immediately after that, I received gifts and support from the school. Not only me but my family also felt very warm because of the timely care of the school,” said Hoang Viet Cuong (Hai Duong), a student at the Vietnam Women’s Academy. Sharing the difficulties with parents and students affected by storm No. 3, many universities and academies have provided practical support.
Warm hearted to receive timely care and support
Cuong's father passed away 10 years ago. His mother raised two children alone. In the recent storm No. 3, Cuong's house had its roof blown off, its walls collapsed, and the sugarcane and vegetable gardens were all destroyed. Cuong's family's economy depends largely on farming.
To support Cuong in his university studies in Hanoi, his mother saves and sends him 3 million VND each month to pay for rent and electricity and water bills. To help his mother, Cuong works as a food delivery man to earn extra money for his living expenses.
Like Cuong, Nguyen Minh Nguyet's family (from Dong Trieu, Quang Ninh) also suffered great damage due to storm number 3.
"My house had its ceiling collapsed, the roof blown away, and all the main doors and windows were damaged. My family's estimated damage is about 50 million VND. This is a large amount of money compared to my family's economy. My father passed away early, my mother is self-employed and raises 3 children to study. To support me studying in Hanoi, every month, my mother sends me 2 million VND to pay for rent. For food and personal expenses, I have to work part-time. On days when I don't have to go to school, I work as a waitress at a coffee shop," Minh Nguyet said.
Immediately after storm No. 3 (Yagi) caused heavy damage to many localities in the North, the Vietnam Women's Academy quickly launched a fundraising campaign to support compatriots and students of the Academy affected by storms and floods. Hoang Viet Cuong and Nguyen Minh Nguyet were students who were promptly visited, given gifts and supported with 2 million VND by the Vietnam Women's Academy.
"When my family heard that the school cared for and supported us, we felt very warm. However, our family has received attention from the local authorities, so we want to give this support to students in more difficult circumstances," Viet Cuong shared.
Associate Professor Dr. Tran Quang Tien, Director of Vietnam Women's Academy, presents gifts to support students affected by storms and floods.
Award scholarships, extend tuition payment time
Sharing the difficulties with parents and students affected by storm No. 3, many universities and academies immediately implemented student support programs.
A representative of the Banking Academy said that the Academy is assigning the Student Affairs Department to compile statistics on the number of students residing in the provinces and cities in the Northern region affected by storm No. 3. Based on the specific situation, the school will have policies to support them. In the immediate future, the school has applied a policy of extending tuition payment for students affected by the recent storm and flood.
The National Economics University also announced the following student support policy: Full-time students whose families suffered heavy losses due to storms and floods will receive support of 1 million VND/student. This amount will be transferred directly to the student's account. The time for students to register to receive support is until September 20, 2024.
The Academy of Posts and Telecommunications Technology has also allocated 500 million VND from the academy's student support fund to support full-time students whose families have been severely affected by storms and floods, to help them overcome immediate difficulties.
Not only schools in the North, many universities in the South have also implemented many programs to share difficulties with students affected by storms and floods. Specifically, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics has implemented the "Support Scholarship" and "Tuition Payment Extension" programs to support students in the Northern provinces affected by storm No. 3 in 2024.
The school offers 100 scholarships, each worth 10 million VND, to disadvantaged students of courses 47, 48, 49 and 50 with permanent residence in the northern localities directly affected by storm No. 3. In addition, the school also extends the tuition payment deadline for the first semester of 2025 to January 15, 2025.
Ho Chi Minh City Open University has offered more than 300 scholarships, worth a total of VND1 billion, to students in provinces affected by storm No. 3 and floods. The school said it will provide material and spiritual support to ensure that students are not interrupted in their studies due to objective factors such as natural disasters and storms.
Many other higher education institutions are also continuing to review, compile statistics and make lists of students affected by storms and floods to have support plans, both academically and financially.
The Ministry of Education and Training has just sent a document to higher education institutions and pedagogical colleges regarding the implementation of support measures for students affected by storm No. 3. The Ministry of Education and Training requests that higher education institutions and pedagogical colleges pay attention to and prioritize the allocation of resources to exempt and reduce tuition fees and provide financial support policies appropriate to each student's circumstances. At the same time, the Ministry also requests that units and schools guide students to contact local authorities to request confirmation of cases where families have sudden financial difficulties to apply for credit loans and support for their studies.
Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/nhieu-truong-dai-hoc-ho-tro-sinh-vien-bi-anh-huong-boi-bao-lu-20240927102601643.htm
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