Ibadan is an ancient city and the largest traditional city in West Africa. The choice of Ibadan as the host institution for the Linkage Centre and the BCRCA is predicated on factors, which include:

• Suitable infra and super structure
• Skilled and experienced manpower
• Library facilities of international standard
• Long experience in hosting international/regional institutions. 
• Suitability of environment for training and research and cross fertilization of ideas.
• Being a Postgraduate University with student from all over the region. Also there exists postgraduate courses (M.Sc and Ph.D) in Environmental and Analytical Chemistry with elements of Pollution Control, Environmental Biology, Environmental Health, Radiation Physics, Soil Chemistry, Environmental Physics/Radiation Physics, Medical Physics, Environmental Economics, Environmental Education, Urban and Regional Planning, and not the least Geographic Information System (GIS);
• Existence of some relevant centres of excellence which include Postgraduate Institute for Medical Research and Training (PIMRAT) funded by the WHO; Regional  Centre For Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS) (under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) at Obafemi Awolowo University which is about 84km away from the centre;
• Federal Radiation Protection Services (FRPS) funded by IAEA, Vienna and the Federal Government; 
• Nigerian Institute for Scientific and Economic Research (NISER) funded by Federal Government;
• Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS); 
• Centre for Environmental Protection and Natural Conservation (CEPNRC), and not the least; 
• Centre for Urban and Regional Planning; 

The foregoing Centres of excellence are all located on the campus of the university;

The building of the Linkage Centre and the RCC occupies about 560m² of space. The facilities at the building include: 

• Administrative offices
• Library
• Offices for 2 Visiting Scientists
• Offices for 3 Programme officers
• Seminar Room for about 20 participants
• Hazardous Waste Laboratory for 10 internees
• 2 Analytical instrument rooms
• 2 Chemical stores

There is an internal transport network to facilitate easy movement within the university campus. An international standard equipped University Conference Centre with a 100 room guest Houses also exist on the campus and located about 50 metres from the University Bookshop.

The University Arts Theatre is internationally famous for its opera, drama and dance etc. The famous playwright and Nobel Laureate in Literature Professor Wole Soyinka in an alumnus of the university and a former Director of the Arts Theatre.

Prof. Osibanjo

Director, Basel Nigeria.