Škoda Auto University
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The Škoda Auto University (Czech: Škoda Auto Vysoká škola, abbreviated ŠAVŠ) is a private university located in Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, on the left bank of the Jizera river about 50 km northeast of Prague.Founded in the second half of the 10th century by King Boleslav II as a royal castle...

, Czech Republic
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. Skoda Auto University was founded in 2000 and to date is the first and the only company-owned university in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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. It was established by automobile
Automobile
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 manufacturer Škoda Auto
Škoda Auto
Škoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group...

. It provides Bachelor and Master studies as full-time or part-time study. Škoda Auto University has been involved into the European Union
European Union
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 project Erasmus
Erasmus Programme
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 since 2005.

Location

University is located 50 kilometres from Prague
Prague
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. It is situated in the historical centre of the town.

University today

More than nine hundred students are studying at the Škoda Auto University at the present time.

Number of students on 22. 10. 2009
  • full-time study (606 students)
  • part-time study (351 students)

Courses

The university offers three bachelor study programs and four masters programs in Czech language
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...

.

Bachelor study programs:
  • Business Administration and Financial Management
  • Business Administration and Operations
  • Business Administration and Sales


Master study programs:
  • Business Administration and Operations
  • Corporate Finance Management in the Global Environment
  • Law in the Global Business Environment
  • Marketing Management in the Global Environment


University offers 2 accredited master study programs in English language:
  • Corporate Finance Management in the Global Environment
  • Marketing Management in the Global Environment

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