ABSTRACT
Understanding the student experience of global education and internationalisation in twenty-first century Indian higher education is marked by three significant issues for ongoing critical conversation: the development of good quality inclusive processes contributing to the successful progression and employability of heterogeneous students in a rapidly transforming economy; the implementation of reform agendas striving to enhance the purpose, functions and delivery of higher education provision; and the changing requirements for institutions, academics, learners and administrators under conditions of globalisation. As a part of its reforms in higher education the Indian government sanctioned the establishment of a US$5 billion National Knowledge Network (NKN) in March 2010 (India Edunews 2010). The vision of NKN is to provide a network through which Indian institutions of higher learning and research would be able to engage in knowledge sharing and collaborative research (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology 2012). Approximately 1,500 institutions form a part of the initial target for the NKN reach (National Knowledge Network Programme and Implementation Unit 2012). The main subjects currently prioritised for implementation and delivery through NKN are in the areas of: health, education, computing, agriculture and e-governance.
