The Institute is focusing on fundamental and applied aspects of laser physics, nonlinear optics and laser spectroscopy.

Belarusian State University is a national educational research and production complex, which consists of 26 educational institutions, including 16 Faculties, High School and College, 4 Research Institutes, 9 Research Centers, 41 Research Laboratory, 11 Experimental Plants, 176 Departments, 3 Educational and Experimental Stations, 3 Museums.

Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics is a leading educational, research and innovation complex since 1963. Currently it includs 1 Institute of Information Technologies and 10 Faculties consisting of 40 Departments. The total teaching staff is about 600 Professors and Associate Professors. The research activity is organized and performed by more than 300 scientists working in 2 Interuniversity Centers 25 Research laboratories covering hot research and development topics in modern micro- and nanoelectronics, nanotechnologies, computer science and programming, information security and protection, telecommunications and radioelectronics, computer aid design and automatic control, economics and management.