“MUSAE” – acronym for “Music and Arts Empowerment” – is a strategic initiative financed under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) – Mission 4, Component 1, Investment 3.4 “Didactics and advanced university skills”, Sub-investment T5 “Strategic partnerships/initiatives to innovate the international dimension of the AFAM system (Alta Formazione Artistica, Musicale e Coreutica)”. The project is funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU, under Directorial Decree No. 124/2023 of the Italian Ministry of University and Research. MUSAE is designed to innovate the international dimension of the AFAM system and promote Italian cultural heritage through a wide range of activities focused on: interdisciplinary research (Ethnomusicology and Digital Humanities), high-profile artistic production (Concerts and Operas), and the creation of digital infrastructures (The House of Music/Archivi). The initiative is committed to fostering student and faculty mobility and establishing the International Polytechnic of the Mediterranean to ensure long-term sustainability and global visibility for Italian excellence in music and the arts.