The history of the institute’s establishment goes back to the beginning of the 90s. The project “International Sakharov College of Radioecology” was considered within UN international cooperation on the solution of the Chernobyl’s issues. It was supported by the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the First Congress in memory of A.D. Sakharov.
In January 1992, the International Higher College of Radioecology named after A.D. Sakharov was opened at Belarusian State University, the college was transformed into the International Institute on Radioecology named after A.D. Sakharov in 1994.
The institute was granted state accreditation and obtained university status in 1999.
In 2011, the university was accredited as a research organization by the State Committee on Science and Technology, and the National Academy of Sciences.
In 2015, it was returned to the structure of the BSU complex as an educational institution «International Sakharov Environmehttps://www.iseu.bsu.by/en/2026/08/25/history/https://www.iseu.bsu.by/en/2026/08/25/historyhttps://www.iseu.bsu.by/en/2026/08/25/history/https://www.iseu.bsu.by/en/2026/08/25/history/https://www.iseu.bsu.by/en/2026/08/25/historyntal Institute» of Belarusian State University.
https://www.iseu.bsu.by/en/2026/08/25/history/In 2016, the faculty of environment friendly technologies of TNU-ISEI BSU was opened (based on the joint institute of technologies of Tajik National University and Belarusian State University (the Republic of Tajikistan), the faculty provides training on the specialties of I stage of higher education: energy-efficient technologies and energy management, nuclear and radiation safety, medical and biological science.
