Hien completed a bachelor’s degree in International Economics at Foreign Trade University in Hanoi. She graduated from  Erasmus Mundus joint Master program in International Development Studies (GLODEP) with honors in 2020.

Between two degrees, she had two years working as a Researcher at QA Global Quantitative Company in Hanoi. She was involved in questionnaire development and data analysis in consumer behavior and tourism development research projects. 

She has been working at MKE as an Socio-Economic Analyst since April 2022.  Her research orientation focuses on issues of poverty, inequality and underprivileged groups, especially children and women.