The Škoda Auto University (Czech: Škoda Auto Vysoká škola, abbreviated ŠAVŠ) is a private university located in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda Auto University was founded in 2000 and to date is the first and the only company-owned university in the Czech Republic. It was established by automobile manufacturer Škoda Auto. It provides Bachelor and Master studies as full-time or part-time study. Škoda Auto University has been involved into the European Union project Erasmus since 2005.[2]