从渤海之滨到海河两岸，从宜居“津城”到魅力“滨城”，天津，这座兼容并蓄的现代化国际大都市，正在以蓬勃竞进的磅礴伟力和宜居宜业的城市软环境，吸引着越来越多国内外有识之士的目光。《谈天论津》系列视频邀请在津生活工作的国际友人，通过他们的视角、他们的感受来讲述天津故事，生动展现在中国共产党的坚强领导下，天津经济社会发展取得的骄人成就，“十四五”时期擘画的宏伟蓝图，以及海河儿女干事创业的精神风貌，助力天津奋力开启全面建设社会主义现代化大都市新征程，再创天津新辉煌。

约瑟夫·W·波利希，美国纽约茱莉亚学院荣誉院长，首席中国事务官。2015年 ，他代表茱莉亚学院在美国纽约宣布了筹建天津茱莉亚的消息。2017年，由他亲自推动的享誉世界的美国纽约茱莉亚学院第一所海外分校正式落户天津并顺利启动项目建设。迄今为止，他多次来到中国，来到天津，推动项目建设并开展音乐合作交流。2021年，当他再次来到天津，一座崭新的现代化的音乐学院在魅力“滨城”落成启用，天津茱莉亚正张开臂膀，引领着来自世界各地的音乐学子们，在梦幻般的音乐世界里遨游，尽情地追逐着自己的音乐梦想！

一所学校两座校园，音乐教育引领潮流

天津茱莉亚合作办学项目是美国茱莉亚学院建校100多年来第一次在海外开展合作办学，也是茱莉亚学院第一次在海外颁发学位。天津音乐学院茱莉亚研究院也成为我国首个授予美国硕士学位的艺术院校。波利希院长说：“当初，考虑开设分校时，我还在美国纽约茱莉亚担任院长，当时就提出了‘一所学校，两座校园’的愿景。如今，我亲眼见证了天津茱莉亚新校园的落成，这对我来说是非常激动与难忘的。”

在过去的两年间，天津茱莉亚稳步发展，迎来了世界一流水准的教师团队，来自世界各地的音乐研究生们在这里接受国际高水平的音乐教育。“我一整天都在旁听天津茱莉亚的预科课程，我可以肯定地说，天津茱莉亚的预科教学和音乐表演水平与纽约茱莉亚学院预科相差无几，这也证明了天津茱莉亚的实力。”波利希院长说，“这些天，我看到，天津茱莉亚在全球范围内选拔而来的研究生都具有非常高的水准，这让我十分欣慰与骄傲。”

如今，天津茱莉亚的大学预科，已经开始向国内外著名音乐学府输送优秀的音乐人才，这所中美合作办学的学校正努力撰写着世界音乐教育的全新篇章。

跨越国界沟通民心，助力天津成就卓越

在天津，来自世界的顶尖音乐学子汇聚于此，学习音乐，享受音乐带来的快乐。波利希院长自豪地说：“我们代表着卓越的品质，这就是我们努力的方向，我有意将天津和茱莉亚两个名字连在一起，这样，当茱莉亚的学生们在中国或世界各地巡演时，天津的名字就会随之出现，让天津更好地走向国际。这将对天津和其他地区的个人都具有很大的吸引力。天津的名字也将永远成为卓越的代表。”

能够在天津茱莉亚接受世界高水平的音乐教育，本身就证明了学生的音乐修为和艺术素养，一些学生也许不会成为职业音乐家，而是成为医生、律师、建筑师、政治家或从事其他行业，但他们会在天津茱莉亚接受创作音乐的训练，体悟其中的乐趣。音乐也将永远陪伴着他们，跨越国界、直击心灵，成为他们一生的财富。

成为天津荣誉市民，既是荣誉更是责任

天津是一座文化底蕴深厚、中西合璧的城市。具有国际水准的天津茱莉亚落户于此，对于天津在全球范围内影响力的提升，无疑会起到积极的推动作用。同样，对于开创了中美合作办学新篇章的天津茱莉亚合作办学项目的筹划者和推动者，波利希院长也是收获满满。

波利希院长兴奋地说：“我很荣幸获得天津市荣誉市民称号，我非常重视这个称号。我和我的同事、朋友们在天津工作了至少10年，现在，我真正成为天津市的一员了，我为此感到非常自豪。”

成为天津荣誉市民的波利希院长，学习中文已成为他的日常，他介绍说“我每天下午两点上普通话课，我在落成典礼上的演讲的开头部分说了几句中文。有人告诉我，他们都听懂了，这让我很高兴。”

荣誉面前，波利希院长也深感重任在肩，通过音乐的合作交流进而推动中美两国间的良性互动，将成为他今后努力的方向。波利希院长说：“天津茱莉亚可以说是中美之间在艺术院校建设领域开展合作的开端，是将中国传统音乐同西方音乐艺术相结合的纽带，也必将成为是中美双方加强教育合作、开展人文交流的新平台。”

Joseph W. Polisi, honorary president of the Juilliard School in New York, announced a plan for building the first overseas Juilliard campus in Tianjin in 2015. He has come to Tianjin many times to promote the school's construction and personal exchanges. Last year when he visited again, he found that the school had welcomed its first students.

"I was the president of the Juilliard School in New York when we were thinking about opening an overseas school. By now, I have witnessed the inauguration of the new Tianjin Juilliard campus, which is very exciting and unforgettable for me," Polisi said.

The school has developed steadily in the past two years, where global talented graduate students learn about music from first-class teachers.

"We are related to excellence, that's what we're dedicated to and the Tianjin name will always be there. I purposely wanted to be sure that Tianjin and Juilliard were together in the name. And so when they tour in China or the world, Tianjin's name will always be there," Polisi said.

"These days, I have seen that the graduate students selected by Tianjin Juilliard all over the world are of a very high standard, which makes me very gratified and proud," Polisi said.

Some of them may not become professional musicians, but rather they will become doctors, lawyers, architects, politicians and all the other professions that exist in the world. But they will learn the discipline and the joy of making music and they will always have music in their lives, he noted.

Students from the pre-college program are now studying at famous music schools at home and abroad. The school is writing a new chapter in cooperative music education.

"I spent all of my day visiting pre-college classes and performances. And I can tell you that the level that I saw in terms of teaching and performance is at the level of Juilliard pre-college in New York," Polisi said.

Polisi was given honorary citizenship in Tianjin by the local government for his contribution to promoting education cooperation and cultural exchanges between the two countries. "I am very honored to receive honorary citizenship of Tianjin and I'm taking it very seriously. I worked with my colleagues and friends here in Tianjin for at least 10 years and it was very gratifying that I can say now that I'm truly a member of the Tianjin community and I'm very proud of it," Polisi said.