In 1983, ITS opened the Strata-1 Health Engineering study program. Then it was developed into the Environmental Engineering Department which was inaugurated by the Directorate General of Higher Education in 1996. Although Environmental Engineering has been established since 1983, the student association in Environmental Engineering was only formed in February 1986.

As an executive institution that operates in the professionalism path in the Environmental Engineering Department , it is necessary to form an autonomous authority institution in the Environmental Engineering Department, which is then named the ITS Environmental Engineering Student Association (HMTL ITS). The purpose of establishing the association is to develop the potential of students in the Environmental Engineering Department both in academic and non-academic matters. . The association covers the whole and runs work programs for mutual progress.