The impact of Covid-19 on the work Environment of University Teachers

Abstract: The spread of the Covid-19 has led to a worldwide pandemic which altered many aspects ofhuman life including higher education. As a result of a worldwide pandemic the educationsystem shifted from university campuses to virtual setups. This shift had a major impact onthe faculty members and professors teaching across the globe. While there the phenomenonwas being studied from students‟ perspective, this study highlights the impact of digitalteaching on the university professors at two universities in Sweden and Pakistan.The aim of this thesis project was to conduct a comparative study which explores howuniversity professors adapted their work environment in light of COVID-19 and e-learning.The universities primarily being studied are KTH Royal Institute of Technology situated inStockholm, Sweden and National University of Science and Technology situated inIslamabad, Pakistan. The ambition was also to discern measures to cater positive health andwork environment, and a diverse knowledge pool of best practices through a qualitativeinterview based study. These findings were generated through inductive reasoning byanalyzing eleven interviews conducted in both countries. The discussion was steered by theHuman, Technology, and Organization (HTO) - Model and concepts of ResilienceEngineering.