There are no 985 colleges and universities in Shanxi Province, only 1 2 1 1 colleges and universities, namely Taiyuan University of Technology. 985 and 2 1 1 refer to two key construction projects of higher education in China, aiming at improving the teaching and scientific research level of Chinese universities and cultivating high-level talents. Project 985 was started on 1998, covering 39 universities. Project 2 1 1 started on 1995, covering 1 16 universities.