Contact: Carissa Bratschun, Oral Roberts University, 918-495-7337

TULSA, Okla., Oct. 15, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Oral Roberts University has formed an academic partnership with Asia Life University (ALU). The two academic institutions have come together to form a 1-plus-3 program for high school students throughout Asia to obtain an ORU education. An official agreement was signed this week in Daejeon, South Korea.

"ORU is excited to partner with Asia Life University and expand our efforts to recruit Korean students," said ORU President William M. Wilson. "This academic partnership is the first major effort in the globalization of ORU and our desire is to help raise up the next generation of Christian leaders to impact Korea, Asia and beyond for Jesus Christ."

Students enrolled in the program will study at ALU in Daejeon, South Korea for one year. After completing up to 30 hours of undergraduate courses at the South Korean campus, students with adequate TOEFL scores will have the opportunity to study at ORU in Tulsa, Okla. for the remaining three years.

Students may choose from more than 50 undergraduate majors including: accounting, biblical literature, biology, communications, computer information technology, elementary education, engineering, French, graphic design, international business, international community development, management, ministry and leadership, psychology, Spanish, worship arts and many more. Upon the completion of the program, students will receive a bachelor's degree from ORU.

International students enrolled in the 1-plus-3 program may apply for Quest Whole Person Scholarships, premier merit scholarships and merit awards. In addition to these scholarship opportunities, students will also receive grant money based on the total number of student enrolled in the academic partnership program.

The academic partnership between ORU and ALU is the first major global outreach program to be established under the tenure of President Wilson. Globalization efforts began in June as a task force began to examine ways to fulfill the global mandate of the university by expanding access to ORU's whole person education for students worldwide.

For more information about ORU, visit www.oru.edu. For more information on ALU, visit alu.ac.kr/english.

About Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University is a world-renowned Christian university located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1963, ORU serves students from 50 states and more than 70 countries, representing over 40 denominations. ORU offers more than 60 undergraduate majors, 13 master's programs and two doctoral degrees, plus NCAA Division I athletics. For more information on ORU, visit www.oru.edu.

ABOUT Asia Life University
Asia LIFE University (ALU), is a Pentecostal-Evangelical and inter-denominational theological university. It was founded in 1972 as the Korea Foursquare Bible College by Rev. Ahn Kim Seen-Ok who is also the founder of Korea Foursquare Gospel Church. Today, ALU provides a sound theological education in three languages: Korean, English and Mandarin.