Bachir Hamdouch holds a State Doctorate in economics from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and a graduate of Sciences Po Paris. He was a professor of higher education (PHE) at the National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA) and at Mohammed V-Rabat University. He has also taught at the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, the University of Quebec in Montreal, and the Hassan II University in Casablanca. He specializes in international economic relations, economics and development policies and international migration.