The Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics (HITL) is one of the six schools under the tutelage of The University of Bamenda and headed by the Vice Chancellor. The establishment is headed by a Director appointed by Presidential Decree. HITL is well structured. The top management is comprised of the Director, Deputy Director, Dean of Studies and Secretary General. Below the top management are four divisions: Division of Teaching and Programs, Division of Admissions and Records, Division of Research and Cooperation and Division of Administration and Finance. Each of the divisions is assisted by one or more chief of services in charge with the day to day running of its activities. Besides the Divisions are five Departments: General Studies, Customs, Land Transport, Maritime Transport and Transit and Logistics. The Department of Deneral Studies handle courses that cut across all the other departments at the undergraduate level.