Shaïma began her university career by obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry at the University of Aix-Marseille, and continued her studies with a Master's specialized in green chemistry and eco-innovations at the University of Savoie Mont Blanc in Chambéry. During the first year of her Master's, she carried out a research internship at the University of Massachusetts in Boston on the green synthesis of amine containing molecules, without the use of solvents, under the supervision of Prof. Béla Torok.
She joined IBMM's Green Chemistry and Enabling Technologies team as a 2nd year Master intern, working on the development of a mechanosynthesis of bioactive compounds, as part of collaborative project, with IBMM Peptides team, ICGM (Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier) and MT-Act company.