Trisakti and Bank Danamon<\/p>\n
My niece, whom I support at Trisakti University, informed me
\nthat she was obligated to open an account at Bank Danamon to
\nfacilitate easy payments to the university. Feeling uncomfortable
\nwith this policy, I phoned the Trisakti University finance
\ndepartment to learn that indeed they require all students to open
\naccounts with Bank Danamon.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, guarantors of the newly opened accounts are asked
\nto sign a power of attorney letter that obligates them to provide
\ncontinuous funds to the account as long as the student is
\nenrolled at Trisakti University, and that at any time Trisakti
\nUniversity can withdraw funds from this account for university-
\nrelated matters using electronic debits.<\/p>\n
Since when does an educational institution have the right to
\ndictate where one does their banking? I personally feel very
\nuncomfortable with any kind of direct debit when there is no easy
\nway to monitor what fees are being paid and in what amounts.
\nStaff in the Trisakti finance department justify this practice
\nbecause it makes their job easier. What about the hundreds of
\nstudents' families who incur additional charges and difficulties
\nin managing yet another bank account? What about the profits that
\nBank Danamon makes off fees and interest from hundreds of
\nTrisakti students' accounts?<\/p>\n
I have requested alternative payment procedures for support of
\nmy family member at Trisakti University. Until now the finance
\ndepartment has not provided me with a bank account number or a
\nschedule of payments. I support two other family members in
\nuniversity and I have never before heard of this practice of
\nmandating the use of a particular bank by the student or their
\nfamily. Ironically my niece is studying accounting. Is this the
\nexample Trisakti University is setting for a new generation of
\nbusiness professionals trained in \"fair and neutral\" business
\npractices?<\/p>\n
DOREEN BIEHLE, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trisakti-and-bank-danamon-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }