Need. Gu Hanyang, a research group of Shanghai Jiaotong University, punched in his cards and refused to issue a diploma if he was dissatisfied with his credits. Shanghai Jiaotong University is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, which is jointly established by the Ministry of Education and Shanghai. Shanghai Jiaotong University, founded in 1896 and formerly known as Nanyang College, is the oldest school in China.