The Norwegian Academy of Music is granted a Centre for Excellence in Music Performance Education for 2014–2023, by the name CEMPE.
CEMPE's vision is "promoting excellence in higher music performance education through student agency, collaboration, diversity and curious exploration".
CEMPE is a catalyst for knowledge development in learning and teaching in higher music education. Through projects, networks and innovative experiments, the centre explores teaching models, work methods and educational content for students who are to meet the music community of tomorrow.