The Science University of Montpellier was created in the Middle Ages (1150). In the 12thcentury, it hosted a Faculty of Medicine and the Faculties of Law and Arts. In1808, Napoleon 1st founded the Faculty of Science. The University Montpellier 2 - Sciences and Techniques-was created in 1970 under the framework law on higher education. The University Montpellier 2 is a research university with courses and research activities covering the whole scientific and technological spectrum: Fundamental Biology, Applied Biology and Ecology, Chemistry, Engineering Sciences, Sciences of the Universe, Physics and Mathematics, Management, Education Sciences. It offers a wide range of courses in science, technology and management. The University, through its dynamism, the international influence of its laboratories and an onward looking, professionally orientated policy, contributes to the socio-economic development of the Languedoc-Roussillon region and to student employability. The main goals of the University are: -Initial & continuing education -Scientific & technological Research -Development of Research -Careers advice & employability -Enhancement of cultural awareness & knowledge understanding -Participation in the construction of the European Space for Higher Education& Research -International Cooperation It hosts 16,500 students in 7 academic faculties, and about 2,500 staff members actively contribute to university life. The university is associated with more than 40laboratories (with 1,000 PhD students in 5 Doctoral Schools), most of which are well established in French research. It is at the heart of the 5thFrench research center. Montpellier is a centre for excellence with a broad international scope, especially in the field of Environmental Sciences. Moreover, its unique location in the Mediterranean basin is a crossroads between Europe and southern countries. The current President is Pr. Michel ROBERT. Organization of training and research at the University Montpellier 2: The academic faculties provide training through their departments in specific disciplines, while the Joint Research Units provide Research and Innovation. Students’ initial training is provided by 7 academic faculties: 1 section for global sciences (Faculty of Sciences), 1 teacher training college (French acronym : FDE), 3 undergraduate technological faculties (IUT de Montpellier, IUT de Nîmes, IUT de Béziers),1 Graduate School of Engineering(“Polytech Montpellier”),1 faculty in Business and Administration(French acronym : IAE) providing both scientific and management skills. There also is 1 internal school associated with the Observatory of Sciences of the Universe OREME (French acronym for Observatory of Mediterranean Research on the Environment). The laboratories are not attached to any of the university academic faculties but are managed by the Research and Doctoral Studies Department, under the authority of the Scientific Council of the University. The Université Montpellier 2 and the Université Montpellier 1 are currently in a merger process that will end with the creation of the «Université de Montpellier» on January 1st, 2015.