NOC history timeline — noc-overview

How NOC began

From a 2001 handshake at Stanford to 14 colleges across four continents.

  1. Stanford campus
    2001

    NUS signs MOU with Stanford under President Shih Choon Fong

  2. Silicon Valley
    2002

    First cohort lands in Silicon Valley (14 students)

  3. Philadelphia
    2003

    Philadelphia and Bio Valley open

  4. Shanghai
    2004

    Shanghai and Stockholm open

  5. Singapore
    2008

    iLEAD launches as a Singapore-based local programme

  6. 2010

    iLEAD becomes NOC Singapore

  7. Munich
    2016

    Munich and Lausanne open with deep-tech focus

  8. Toronto
    2017

    Toronto and Southeast Asia programme launch

  9. Shenzhen
    2018

    Shenzhen opens

  10. NOC global
    2025

    14 colleges, 15+ programme variants