While COVID-19 is still challenging education systems around the world, it also presents an opportunity to reimagine the education and lifelong learning we want for the future.

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning is seizing this opportunity in many ways. We have held a consultation process with high-level experts to develop a vision for lifelong learning within UNESCO's Futures of Education initiative. Moreover, many of our experts and partners have contributed to our laboratory of ideas by reflecting on the role and shape of learning in a post-COVID-19 society with contributions to our blog.

Following the release of the PASCAL EcCoWell 2 paper on "Promoting mental health and well-being in EcCoWell2 communities | Stimulus paper" (2020, Kearns, P. & Lido, C.), a useful Zoom discussion was held on 28 May 2020 involving participants in the EcCoWell 2 Community Recovery Program.