Under the fields of study there are a number of faculties, 9 in total across the university. The faculties deal with different subject areas and decide on curricula and resource allocation between the faculty's subordinate departments. The work is governed by a faculty board whose chair is called the dean. The assignment also gives you extra points when applying for exchange studies. Meetings are held almost exclusively on Thursdays between 09:15-12:00. The academic year usually with a boarding school and this year the boarding school takes place between September 4-5 at another location. The meetings are preceded by a pre-meeting (Monday of the week of the the Board meeting at 09:00) with all student representatives, the Board's secretary and the dean. During the pre-meeting, which lasts about 30 minutes, the secretary goes through the agenda and the representatives can ask questions and raise their views. This is is a good opportunity to raise issues before decisions are made at the Board.