Lahcen Benaabidate earned a Bachelor's degree from the University Cadi Ayyad of Marrakech, Morocco, and a Diploma of Deep Studies from the University of Tunis and a Third Cycle Doctorate from the National School of Engeneering of Sfaxe, Tunisia and a PhD from the University of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Morocco. Lahcen Benaabidate is a member and coordinator of some international cooperation projects, such as FP7, IRD, US Department of States, and PHC Maghreb, and has received many grants, including Fulbright, Erasmus+, and Daad. Currently, Dr Benaabidate is a professor, educator, and researcher at the Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Environment Engineering at the University of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.