The Thematic Network consists of research and education activities aimed at resolving sustainability questions in the Asian Arctic of Russia and near-Arctic region of China.

1) Research activities

• Joint research on the sample collection, sample treatment, chemical measurement, and data analysis
• Joint research workshops/conferences/publications
• Coordinated contributions to international working groups
• Close collaboration with the Arctic Council working group of Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) for the monitoring work; and the Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollutants (HTAP) in support of the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP Convention) for long-range transport modeling
• Collaboration/sharing data archives

2) Education activities

• Joint training workshop for Arctic sample collection, treatment and analysis
• International Arctic Summer/Winter Schools on Arctic environment and ecosystem, Internships and joint educational programs for graduate studies and research
• Sharing existing courses
• Development of new joint courses
• Exchange program: undergraduate and graduate school program
• Sampling at six sampling sites, 3 in Russia (including 1 site within the Arctic) and 3 in China has already been started
• Arctic Summer/Winter schools at HIT since 2019
• Harbin Forum for Polar Environment and Ecosystem (HF-PEE) twice a year in Harbin
• Seminars and lectures with guest researchers from the partner organizations
• Related research and education programs at the partner organizations