In my master's thesis, I researched the daily lives of female and male students during the covid-19 epidemic. In the theoretical introduction, I first reviewed the emergence of the new coronavirus and the government measures taken that affected the lives of students in Slovenia. I defined the socio-economic situation of male and female students in Slovenia and the situation regarding the student accommodation. Finally, I presented distance learning, the importance of social networking during the epidemic, and the quarantine-related mental distress of the young students. In the empirical part, I conducted ten interviews with an occasional sample, namely with students of the University of Ljubljana, which I analysed qualitatively. Through interviews, I researched their everyday life, needs, barriers, sources of support, social networking, mental health, the study process, and the activities of female and male students during the covid-19 epidemic. The aim of the master's thesis was to determine the course of the Youth Day, the changes and everyday obstacles that were perceived during the epidemic and which sources of power one could rely on in emergencies. During the epidemic, the students were socially and economically dependent on their parents, who provided them with financial assistance and the opportunity to live in a joint household. The state of emergency affected their daily routine and habits. The results of the research showed that female and male students changed their old patterns and adapted to new conditions. Although the students adapted to the new situation and were successful in their studies, the changes affected their relationships, social network, mental health, and study motivation. The students in the research encountered various barriers in their communication during distance learning, namely technical as well as spatial, making their study process more difficult. However, during the state of emergency, the students were able to rely on their parents, friends and professors. The external source of support and assistance for the students in the research was also from home (family) and financial support thereof. They also cited internal sources of support and assistance which were their personal characteristics and skills. During the epidemic, most of the students in the research spent much of their time on their studies, as socializing in person was limited and they were unable to do student work to support themselves financially. In their free time, the students enjoyed spending time in nature and learning new individual hobbies that could be done indoors.
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