The 985 universities have been given ample funding to build new research centres, improve facilities, hold international conferences, attract world-renowned faculty and visiting scholars, and help Chinese faculty attend conferences abroad. The 985 group now counts 39 members including the best-known universities such as Peking, Tsinghua, Renmin, Fudan and Beijing Normal. Most are located in Beijing, some in other large cities and provincial capitals, but not all provinces host one. Some other ministries also have universities but the majority are governed at the province level. Vocational colleges” are tertiary vocational institutions.