Berklee Abu Dhabi is the product of a collaboration between Berklee College of Music (a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts) and the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi. The goal is to provide the students with workshops, courses, masterclasses, labs, and ensembles by world-renowned instructors and artists. The educational institution aims to attract the most outstanding talent globally and claims to have access to a large pool of candidates since more than two billion people live within a radius of a four-hour flight from Abu Dhabi.