👋 About Me

Rashed Al Jayousi is a Palestinian from East Jerusalem. He’s currently a JSPS Postdoctoral Researcher at Tohoku University (2025–2027) and lectures at the Arab American University in Palestine. He served as a TA at Tohoku University and as a junior project officer at DCAF, leading projects on security‑sector governance, anti‑corruption, and legal reform across the West Bank and Gaza.

Educated at Friends School (IB Diploma), he earned a BA in Economics (Minor in International Law & Human Rights) at Al‑Quds Bard College/Al‑Quds University, then completed an MSc in Finance & Economic Development at the University of Glasgow on a HESPAL scholarship (2018). After working with DCAF (2018–20), he pursued a PhD in Management at Tohoku University (2021–24), researching institutionalization and knowledge‑sharing in conflict‑affected civil society. He then joined AAUP as Assistant Professor before starting his JSPS Fellowship in Sendai.

Outside academia, Rashed has lived and studied in five countries, presented at conferences across Europe and Asia, speaks five languages, and loves exploring cultures through travel.