The Centre for Information & Communication Technology in Education (CICTE) was established in December 2001. The goal of CICTE is to promote research and development of information technology in education. In order to actively promote information technology education, the center will focus on work exchange, training, consulting and research. The center, through research, development, demonstration and practice, to explore how information technology effectively applied to teaching and learning in Macau. In addition, the center will actively explore the development trend of IT in education, so as to increase the ability of information technology education in Macau.