一座致力于中波交流的“桥”

黄承锋

初次听说波兰奥波莱工业大学校长马瑞克·图坚道夫（Marek Tukiendorf）先生，是通过一张他的中文名片。没想到很有缘分，不久后的2015年冬天，我们在上海见面了。他高出我一头，英俊、睿智。那天，他与重庆交通大学唐伯明校长、波兰理工联盟主席一起出席研讨合作会，特地邀请我们来年参加波兰主办的名为“Bridge（桥）”的国际会议。

2016年3月，重庆交通大学作为中国代表应邀赴波兰参会，我作为校方代表有幸参与。当时，图坚道夫凭借他的影响力和号召力，邀请到波兰主管科教的副总理、奥波莱市政府及波兰理工联盟高校的领导参会，还有邻近的德国州政府和知名公司（如博世企业）等嘉宾。

我校代表团一行还应邀做客奥波莱工业大学孔子学院，清茶、国画、中式家具，中国范儿十足。孔子学院姜慧娟院长说，这都得益于图坚道夫校长的支持，以及他对中国文化的热爱。那次会议给人留下的印象，除了主题为“桥”，会议本身就是连接3个国家政府、大学、企业的“桥”。图坚道夫先生自己正是这座“桥”。

波兰是较早响应中国提出“一带一路”倡议的国家，我校代表团此访的重要任务，就是与图坚道夫先生一起推动高校以及地方之间的交流。他特地带我们到奥波莱市总督办公室，将相关情况向正副总督报告，并亲自给我们引荐波兰多所高校及孔子学院。

2017年，奥波莱工业大学与重庆交通大学联合波兰和重庆各7所高校共同举办“新丝绸之路互联互通国际学术会议”，主题是“贸易合作与便利化、欧亚人文交流、欧亚交通物流”。来自波兰、西班牙、英国、日本和中国的政府官员、专家学者约160余人齐聚重庆交通大学。该活动成为我校当时举办的规模最大、最成功的国际会议。

在这次会议上，成立了以重庆交通大学与波兰奥波莱工业大学牵头的中波新丝绸之路国际联合中心。以这个联合中心为基础，我们成功申报了国家教育部的国别与区域研究基地—欧洲研究中心。现在这个中心已成为我校研究、联系中东欧的重要力量。我和丁楠老师共同设计的联合中心LOGO，形似骆驼身躯又似飘动的丝绸，图坚道夫先生很喜欢。后来我们每次见面，他总是佩戴着这枚LOGO的徽章，因为中波合作是他的牵挂。

我们几乎每年都有一次会面，商谈致力于学术等方面有更多的合作。2016年在昆明举行的全球孔子学院大会上，图坚道夫先生、北京工业大学柳贡慧校长和我，探讨成立中波高校联盟，旨在波兰建设更多的孔子课堂、举办艺术设计大赛，大家一拍即合。

图坚道夫先生雷厉风行，回国后立即落实，得到9所波兰大学的积极响应，他亲自带着这些大学的校长和有结对意愿的中方学校领导来到国家汉办陈述愿望。要知道在同一个国家一下子开办这么多的孔子课堂是没有先例的，国家汉办领导十分感动。

2017年3月21日，在重庆交通大学、北京工业大学和波兰奥波莱工业大学共同倡议下，中波两国之间最大的高校联盟—“一带一路”中波大学联盟正式在北京成立，23所中国和波兰的高校成为联盟的创始成员，重庆交通大学唐伯明校长、北京工业大学柳贡慧校长和波兰奥波莱工业大学图坚道夫校长当选联盟首届轮值主席。图坚道夫校长矢志不渝推动的中波高校之间的友谊之桥、合作之桥变得更加坚固。

图坚道夫先生对工作尽心尽责，每年的全球孔子学院大会，都会看到他神采奕奕的身影。2016年，他被评为全球孔子学院先进个人，时任中国国务院副总理刘延东亲自为他颁奖。

2018年全球孔子学院大会在成都举行，我们又一次相聚了，图坚道夫先生的身板依旧硬朗，笑容仍然燦烂。临别时，我们相约下一次再见。

可是，不幸的意外发生了。2019年7月25日，微信传来一条消息—图坚道夫先生离世的噩耗。这让我顿时手足无措，痛惜中波两国失去了一位致力于友好交往的好朋友，一座跨越万里的友谊之桥。

但是，图坚道夫先生仿佛从未离开我们，在我校的中波新丝绸之路国际联合中心、欧洲研究中心，在波兰的各所孔子课堂，他的精神永远激励着我们为中波友谊不懈努力！

作者单位/重庆交通大学 编辑/杨艳

The first time that I heard of Mr. Marek Tukiendorf， rector of the Opole University of Technology in Poland was via his business card in Chinese. Out of serendipity， in the winter of 2015， we met in Shanghai. Much taller than me， he was handsome and witty. At that day， he attended the cooperation seminar together with president Tang Boming of Chongqing Jiaotong University and chairman of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Universities of Technology， and specially invited us to participate in the international conference called "Bridge" hosted by Poland in the upcoming year.

In March 2016， Chongqing Jiaotong University was invited to Poland as a representative of China. I was honored to participate as a representative of the University. At that time， Mr. Tukiendorf， with his clout and voice， invited the deputy prime minister in charge of science and higher education in Poland， the municipal government of Opole and the leaders of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Universities of Technology， as well as guests from the neighboring state governments and well-known companies in Germany （such as Bosch） ，etc.

Our delegation was also invited to visit Confucius Institute at Opole University of Technology， where elements with strong Chinese characteristics， such as tea， traditional Chinese painting and Chinese style furniture abound. Jiang Huijuan， Chinese director of the Confucius Institute said that all of these were resulted from Mr. Tukiendorf s handworks and his love for Chinese culture. The conference， apart from the theme of "bridge"， was a "bridge" connecting governments， universities and enterprises of these three countries. Mr. Tukiendorf himself also served as the "bridge".

Poland was the country that responded to China's Belt and Road Initiative quite earlier. The important task of our delegation was to work with Mr. Tukiendorf to promote exchanges between universities and local governments. He specially took us to the governors office of Opole， reported the relevant situation to the governor and vice governor， and personally introduced us to many Polish universities and Confucius Institutes.

In 2017， Opole University of Technology and Chongqing Jiaotong University jointly organized the “International Academic Conference on the New Silk Road Interconnectivity” attended by seven universities respectively in Poland and Chongqing under the theme of “Trade Cooperation and Facilitation， Eurasian Cultural Exchanges， Eurasian Transportation Logistics". More than 160 government officials， experts and scholars from Poland， Spain， Britain， Japan and China gathered at Chongqing Jiaotong University， making it the largest and most successful international conference our university had ever held.

During the conference， the Sino-Poland New Silk Road International Joint Center spearheaded by Chongqing Jiaotong University and Opole University of Technology in Poland was established. Based on this joint center， we had successfully applied for the National and Regional Research Base of the Ministry of Education - Center for European Studies. Now this center has become a major force for our university to research and connect with Central and Eastern Europe. Ms. Ding Nan and I jointly designed the LOGO of the Joint Center， a waving silk resembling a camel's body， which Mr. Tukiendorf was very fond of. And then every time we met， he always wore this LOGO badge， as he always held the cooperation between China and Poland dear.

We had a meeting almost every year to discuss further cooperation in academic and other fileds. At the Global Confucius Institute Conference held in Kunming in 2016， Mr. Tukiendorf， president Liu Gonghui of Beijing University of Technology and I discussed the establishment of the Sino-Polish University Consortium， aiming to build more Confucius Classrooms in Poland and hold art design competitions. We all hit it off.

Mr. Tukiendorf was exceptionally vigorous in implementing this plan immediately after returning home and received positive responses from 9 Polish universities. He personally brought rectors of these universities and leaders of Chinese universities who were willing to pair up to Hanban （Confucius Institute Headquarters） to state their wishes. There was， however， no precedent for opening so many Confucius Classrooms in the same country. The leaders of Hanban were very moved.

On March 21， 2017， under the joint initiative of Chongqing Jiaotong University， Beijing University of Technology and Opole University of Technology， the largest university alliance between China and Poland， the Sino-Polish University Consortium under the Belt and Road Initiative was formally established in Beijing. Twenty-three Chinese and Polish universities have become founding members of the alliance. President Tang Boming of Chongqing Jiaotong University， President Liu Gonghui of Beijing University of Technology and president Tudendorf of Opole University of Technology were elected as the first rotating chairman of the alliance. The bridge of friendship and cooperation between Chinese and Polish Universities became wider and wider.

Mr. Tukiendorf was dedicated to his work. Every year at the Global Confucius Institute Conference， his active presence was always seen. In 2016， he was presented the Confucius Institute Individual Performance Excellence Award by Liu Yandong， vice premier of the State Council of China at that time.

The Global Confucius Institute Conference in 2018 held in Chengdu brought us together again. Mr. Tukiendorf was still the tough guy with a bright smile. Just before parting， we agreed to see each other next time.

An unfortunate accident， however， happened. On July 25， 2019， I got a piece of sad news from WeChat that Mr. Tukiendorf had passed away. Suddenly I sank into deep grief， regretting the loss of a good friend who was committed to friendly exchanges between China and Poland and a bridge of friendship that spanned thousands of miles.

However， it seems that Mr. Tukiendorf never leaves us. His spirit will always inspire us to make unremitting efforts for the friendship between China and Poland at the Sino-Poland New Silk Road International Joint Research Center and Center for European Research in our University， and the Confucius Classrooms everywhere in Poland！

Author Affiliation/Chongqing Jiaotong University   Editor/Yang Yan