In 2003, Alice Springs Centralian College joined with the Northern Territory University to become the Charles Darwin University. It offers vocational training, regular undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and research-based courses. Academic programs are available in disciplines such as Law, Science & Technology, Arts & Business studies, besides tropical, cultural and desert studies. The main Casuarina campus is situated in Brinkin. Additional CDU campuses have been established in Palmerston, Katherine, Jabiru, Nhulunbuy, Tennant Creek, Yulara and Alice Springs.