# Feature

**Source**: https://ipads.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/feature/
**Parent**: https://ipads.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

## [Coffee series](https://ipads.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/feature/post-1838/)

IPADS-ZEF talk their perspectives on global interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration “Working together for agricultural development – how will working across regions, sectors and disciplines improve the lives of the rural poor? The call for global collaboration, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches are often echoed in conferences and publications despite the difficulty in applying research findings across

## [Feature Interview Professor Kobayashi](https://ipads.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/feature/post-1840/)

“To take advantage of the interdisciplinary and international features of the IPADS program, open-mindedness and intellectual curiosity are among the important characteristics we expect of students who want to enroll in this program.” Interview with Professor Kazuhiko Kobayashi, one of IPADS’ “founding fathers”. Dear Professor Kazuhiko Kobayashi, as you are one of the founding fathers