The University of Canberra, also known as UC and Australia's Capital University, is a university located in Canberra, ACT, the national capital of Australia. There are approximately 12,000 students. Stephen Parker is the Vice Chancellor of the university. The ACT government provides around one percent of the university's operating budget. The University of Canberra was originally the Canberra College of Advanced Education, founded in 1968 by then Prime Minister John Gorton. The College became the University of Canberra in 1990. Over 60,000 students have graduated from the university since 1970. Alan Hawke, in a review requested by the territory government, suggested the University of Canberra be merged with the Canberra Institute of Technology in 2011. University administrators indicated that they would be willing to discuss the issue if approached by the territory government. The University of Canberra was planning to expand its campus to regional locations in New South Wales. The university had put in bids to have satellite campuses at Goulburn and Cooma.