"Told in a narrative, story-telling style, this book tells the story of how NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) was founded, and the critical role played by the NOC in the development of Singapore's startup ecosystem. It chronicles how the founders overcame various challenges to launch the first NOC run...

In this report we noted that this is now a multipolar and multiconceptual world - not only has global power shifted, but differences in norms and values among the world's powers have become more important. Predictions - particularly in the West - that global systems would converge have not stood...