Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news

Local universities are helping poverty-stricken students to complete their studies, and promise never to countenance the dropping-out of students due to financial problems, today's Wenhui Daily reported.
Fudan University has established a stipend so that poor students can apply for funds which they are expected to repay after they find jobs, thus helping other needy students complete their studies in the future.
Fudan also cooperated with a technology company to set up a text-message platform for which graduates can select to pay 8 yuan (US$0.98) or 15 yuan per month, with revenues used to subsidise poor students.
Tongji University conducted a survey on the economic backgrounds of freshmen and established a database of their information. The textbooks of senior students will be recycled for their use.
The East China Normal University will purchase accident and medical insurance for poor freshmen, with each of them granted a package of daily necessities.
Other universities such as East China University of Science and Technology provided poor students with guidance on campus life, psychological consultations and social-skills training to help them improve their competitiveness.