Led by students
Projects start from what students ask for, not from what would look good in a report.
Our mission
Help with what the degree leaves to you
Lectures teach the medicine. MATER organises the rest: meeting specialists, help going abroad, advice from older students and practice with your hands.
Four pillars
Each covers something the course leaves you to find on your own.
Conferences and Events
Talks with specialists, so you hear what each field is like from people working in it.
International Mobility
Help finding and applying for study and training opportunities abroad.
Guidance in Academic Life
Advice on enrolment, exams and study planning from students a few years ahead.
Practical Workshops
Hands-on sessions in small groups, from the first years of the degree.
Where the name comes from
MATER comes from alma mater, Latin for "nourishing mother", an old name for a place of learning. Our logo comes from the city: an arch from the porticoes that run for sixty-two kilometres through Bologna.
A portico is a covered walkway, and we liked the idea of something students walk under on their way through the degree.
Four commitments
Public rules
Our statute, rules and election procedures are public, so every member can see how decisions get made.
Free, for every year
Membership costs nothing and is open to every year and programme. Every session starts from the basics.
Handed on properly
Roles rotate, elections run on a fixed schedule, and we write things down, so the next board inherits something that works.