Reconstruction. According to the inquiry of official website of Henan Polytechnic University, students who failed in the courses (excluding public elective courses) and exams at school must make-up exams. 1909, Jiaozuo Road and Mining School, the predecessor of Henan Polytechnic University (hereinafter referred to as "Henan Polytechnic"), was born in Jiaozuo, the bank of the Yellow River and the sun of Taihang Mountain, becoming the first mining institution of higher learning in China and the earliest institution of higher learning in Henan Province.