Telfort, or Delter (as they also refer to themselves in different cities) is not a Ministry of Education degree granting institution. They are a business and they operate out of leased space at several legitimate universities in China. They say they are from Canada, but they do not exist anywhere else but in China. They have agreements with host universities to offer ESL and business classes, but they are not a legitimate degree granting institution in China.

The Ministry of Education provides a list of recognized institutions on their website: http://www.moe.edu.cn/publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/moe/moe_2812/200906/48836.html

The website pictures of Telfort campuses in different cities are of real universities where they lease space. One campus is Shanghai Institute of Technology (SIT), which is a reputable Ministry recognized degree granting institution. Telfort calls their Shanghai operation, "SIT - Telfort International Business Institute" and projects an image that they are the business college of SIT, which they are not.

The appearance of legitimacy is creatively obtained through the "Permit of the People's Republic of China for Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running a School". This allows foreign institutions to cooperate with legitimate Chinese universities in offering foreign degree programs in-country. There are many well known institutions from Europe, Asia and the United States operating in China under this permit process.

Telfort is not a Chinese institution - they are the foreign partner in the permit agreement. This would be fine if it weren't for the fact that Telfort does not exist anywhere else but in China. Institutions which unwittingly transfer credits from this business run the risk of credit laundering.