Hanoi University of Science and Technology student said he had to eat leftover rice and soup with foreign objects: 'The school was also surprised'

On October 8, the A15 cafeteria temporarily closed after students from Hanoi University of Science and Technology complained about having to eat leftover rice and soup with 'foreign objects' - Photo: NGUYEN BAO

Regarding the reflection of "having to eat leftover rice and food with foreign objects" by students studying the national defense and security education course, at noon on October 8, Associate Professor Dr. Huynh Dang Chinh - Deputy Director of Hanoi University of Science and Technology - had updated information.

Hanoi University of Science and Technology leaders take responsibility for students having to eat leftover rice and soup

Image of pouring leftover soup into the pot "unacceptable"

Speaking to the press, Mr. Chinh said that on the evening of October 7, after receiving feedback that students studying the school's national defense and security education course had to eat leftover rice and soup, the school organized a meeting with the students studying the national defense and security education course in the feedback (who had just finished studying) and the new course that had studied for one day, to grasp multi-dimensional information.

According to Mr. Chinh, each national defense and security education course has about 500 students. To quickly overcome the feedback, on October 8, Hanoi University of Science and Technology temporarily suspended the operation of the A15 cafeteria. Students studying national defense and security were transferred to the school's staff cafeteria for lunch and dinner.

"Looking at the images in the clip, first of all we determine that the direct responsibility belongs to the leadership for letting this happen.

The board of directors has made a number of important decisions, such as drawing lessons from all related stages; decisively stopping the unit providing catering services for students studying national defense and security; assigning the student affairs office to monitor all activities related to student meals, and proactively grasping students' feedback," said Mr. Chinh.

Mr. Huynh Dang Chinh, Vice President of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, at the meeting - Photo: NB

On the morning of October 8, Hanoi University of Science and Technology established an inspection team, with the participation of school leaders, Major General Tran Ngoc Thanh, Director of the Department of National Defense and Security Education (Ministry of Education and Training), local health agencies...

According to Mr. Chinh, the school's leadership was also very surprised by the reported information, because teachers from the defense and security department also had breakfast and lunch with the students, but unfortunately did not discover the incident in time.

Regarding the image of leftover soup bowls being piled up, Mr. Chinh said that this is "unacceptable", the school will resolutely and seriously handle it, publicly with all groups and individuals to ensure the health of students when studying and living, helping parents, the community and society feel secure.

"The above incident has greatly affected the reputation of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, however the difficulty comes from the food supplier, not from the school directly organizing meals for students," said Mr. Chinh.

Require officers and lecturers to have lunch and dinner with students studying national defense and security

According to the representative of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, with the images of "foreign objects" appearing in food, the two times students reported that there were small cockroaches in the food were true. The explanation of the cafeteria representative was that the meat grinder had a cockroach crawling inside, the cafeteria received the feedback and immediately handled it.

"On official channels, the school has not received any feedback from students about the meals. Second, the medical center's periodic food safety inspections have not detected any problems.

"The National Defense and Security Department has a democracy class every Thursday, but students do not complain. That's why when there was information about school meals, the school was very surprised," said a school representative.

Regarding the above incident, Hanoi University of Science and Technology has directed all teaching staff in the Department of National Defense and Security to directly have lunch and dinner with students. At the same time, there is a QR code for students to report information, instead of reporting online.

Students reflect on food containing "vitamin chit chit"

Previously, on the evening of October 7, information from the program Chuyen Dong 24h - VTV24 said that recently the hotline of Chuyen Dong 24h continuously received complaints from many students of Hanoi University of Science and Technology about the quality of meals during 2 weeks of national defense education.

According to the students, in addition to rice and soup being rotated and leftovers from previous meals being used for the next meal, the students also discovered many unusual foreign objects in the food.

To the point that a group of students had to buy bread to share for lunch, even though they had just left the A15 cafeteria.

Some other students also told VTV24 about a student encountering "rotten" boiled eggs or food with flies, "even chit chit vitamin" - rat droppings...

On the night of October 7, Hanoi University of Science and Technology officially responded to this content.

Accordingly, Hanoi University of Science and Technology said that on the same afternoon, right after working with reporters of Chuyen Dong 24h about the content of the school's students reflecting on the meals of new students studying national defense and security education, the leadership of Hanoi University of Science and Technology conducted a comprehensive inspection of the organization of centralized meals and accommodation for students at the faculty of national defense and security education.

At the same time, convene a meeting of relevant parties to clarify information.

Through inspection, the working group noted that some information reported by the press was true, although the catering unit provided explanations but they were not convincing enough. Such as not receiving direct feedback from students studying here about food hygiene as well as no cases of food poisoning recorded through the Polytechnic Medical Center, new staff did not understand the regulations...

Immediately after learning about the situation, the leadership of Hanoi University of Science and Technology issued instructions for timely handling. The spirit of Hanoi University of Science and Technology is to be directly responsible, public and strictly handle related groups and individuals, ensuring the rights of learners.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/vu-sinh-vien-dh-bach-khoa-ha-noi-noi-phai-an-com-canh-thua-co-di-vat-truong-cung-bat-ngo-20241008123023126.htm