Mona Khare (PhD) is Professor and Head of the Department of Educational Finance, CPRHE, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, India. An expert and consultant with UNESCO, APO, UNICEF, BC, and various government bodies. Her main areas of interest are employability of educated youth, Financing of Education, educational internationalisation, and spatial disparities in educational development. She has published widely nationally and internationally. Her experience spans across higher education administration, research and training of government officers for more than two decades.