Kyungpook National University (KNU) is a public national university founded in 1946 in Daegu by upgrading to the national university status its Colleges of Education, Medicine and Agriculture (with the Colleges of Education, Medicine, Agriculture, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Law and Political Sciences joining later). The educational philosophy of the university is based on three pillars: truth, pride and service. KNU is the best South Korean national university according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking. Additionally, its graduates have the highest employability among all the Korean national universities according to QS World University Rankings.