In the corona crisis, Sweden attracted international attention: While almost all countries – including Austria – opted for legally prescribed measures of social distancing (‘lockdown’), schools, restaurants or leisure facilities remained largely open in Sweden. A higher epidemic and a higher increase in the death rate appeared to be accepted in order to minimize the economic and social damage caused by the crisis.

With Corona, the world of work changed suddenly overnight. However, the appearance of home offices has also changed.

Despite the drawbacks many of the tools used in online teaching- were very well received by the students of the University of Salzburg. This was a result of a survey on the learning situation during the Covid-19 pandemic carried out by Communication Science students during the peak of the Corona shut down in the period between the end of March and the middle of April 2020.