N-House
N-House is NUSX's residential entrepreneurial community on the NUS campus. Current NOC students, returning alumni mentors, and visiting founders share kitchens, common rooms, and late-night work tables — turning a 6 or 12-month programme into a network that lasts a career.
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Three groups, deliberately mixed.
Students returning from their NOC year overseas, or in their final NUS semester. Most residents are in this group.
NOC alumni — typically 2–7 years out — living in for an academic year to support the current cohort.
Learn about the role →Founders, operators, and investors visiting for events, workshops, and informal sessions. They don't live in but are around regularly.
A snapshot of a typical week.
Mon
7pm
A visiting founder shares the real story behind their company. Open to residents and outside students.
Wed
8pm
Residents demo what they're building. Critical, supportive feedback. Pizza usually involved.
Fri
6pm
Whole-house dinner cooked by rotating residents. Not optional.
Sat
10am
Practical sessions on fundraising, hiring, legal, product. Led by Advisors and Mentors.
Plus: spontaneous code reviews, late-night co-working, alumni drop-bys, and the kind of conversations that don't happen in lecture halls.
Break photo · architectural / interior shot of N-House — the building exterior, a quiet study nook, or the rooftop.
"You're not just sleeping in the same building. You're building in the same building."
Resident, Cohort 2023
A mix of single and twin-share rooms across [N] floors. Furnished, with study desk and storage.
One per floor. Where most cross-pollination happens — including the Friday family dinners.
Long tables, monitors, whiteboards. Used for residents' work and ad-hoc co-working with visitors.
The main gathering room — fits ~80 for talks. Hosts Founder Mondays and visiting speaker sessions.
Small bookable spaces for calls, interviews, focused work. Bookable via the resident app.
Where most informal conversations happen between 11pm and 2am. Good Singapore skyline.
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Name Surname
Resident 2024 · Cohort 2023 NOC Munich
Engineer, Startup
"One-line quote about what living at N-House actually changed."
Name Surname
Mentor 2023 · Cohort 2018 NOC Silicon Valley
Founder, Company
"One-line quote about being on the other side of the table."
Name Surname
Resident 2024 · Cohort 2022 NOC Shanghai
Operator, Company
"One-line quote on what a 2am rooftop conversation actually does."
For NOC alumni
N-House recruits Resident Mentors and Advisors each year. Mentors live in for an academic year. Advisors visit a few hours a month. Both shape what N-House becomes.
N-House residency is part of NOC
N-House residency is allocated alongside NOC programme placement. Apply for NOC, and the N-House offer follows for selected students.