The Corona pandemic – how students and higher education have been affected

This week we are launching two reports on how higher education and students have been affected by the corona pandemic. On Thursday, SFS will presidium have a meeting with Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel to talk about the students' situation.

Since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, we have seen how higher education and all students have been affected by the pandemic. We are now releasing the report University will never be the same which addresses the impact of the corona pandemic on higher education in 2020 and beyond. The report is based on survey responses from SFS member bodies. 

The report reports on how the corona pandemic has affected higher education teaching and the quality of education in higher education during 2020. The report also contains recommendations from SFS for how the situation we are now in should be handled in the future. 

In connection with this, we are also releasing the compilation How does the corona pandemic affect students? as done with 12 student unions' student surveys about the students' situation during the pandemic. This compilation focuses on the entire study situation. Particularly prominent are clear signs of increased anxiety and worsening mental well-being.

SFS presidium will present tomorrow, Thursday 17/12, the situation of students during the pandemic. The draw will be based on these two reports as well as the report The SFS Doctoral Committee released the results earlier this spring. The draw will be available to view on the SFS website afterwards.