Peter Chun’s first impression of Melbourne when he migrated from Hong Kong as a child was the landscape: “I’ve never seen so much grass.' | CharlotteGriev1
Peter Chun’s first impression of Melbourne when he migrated from Hong Kong as a child was the landscape.
“Back in those days, there were very few Chinese people in Melbourne. Virtually none in Dandenong,” he says. “And that was my memory in those times of assimilating into a new country and really trying to connect to a country where English is not our first language.
Stapling is particularly transformative for Unisuper, which has long been defined by the default system where university workers were automatically signed up and could not switch while outsiders were not allowed in. “It was a private club for university employees and wasn’t that a good thing?” says one former Unisuper executive.
Unisuper has been the target of a vocal campaign led by the National Tertiary Education Union, where prominent scientists and academicsUniversities were hit hard by the COVID pandemic.Almost $14 billion of Unisuper’s funds are voluntarily invested in its sustainable investment option, and Chun plans to become a leader in climate risk and transition.
Chun will not be drawn on the level of government support for the sector during the pandemic but pointed to the “resilience” of universities. He said the lockdowns created benefits too, like the faster take-up of online learning. “They have bright minds, they’ve got great innovators. They will continue to evolve and innovate,” he says. “So I’m really positive on the outlook for the university sector. And from my conversations with some of the vice chancellors, they are too.