Pune has over a hundred educational institutes and more than nine deemed universities apart from the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU; formerly University of Pune), which is the second largest University in the country (based on total number of colleges), [187] students from all over the world studying at the colleges of the SPPU. Basic and special education Public schools (known locally as "municipality schools") are run by the PMC , and are affiliated with the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education . Private schools are run by educational trusts or individuals. Pune is the largest centre for Japanese learning in India. [188] Other languages taught in the city include German, which is taught at the Goethe-Institut , and French, which is taught at Alliance Française . University education Most colleges in Pune are affiliated to SPPU , established in 1948. Seven other universities have also been established in the city. [189...