Irene Aurelia Tarimo (born 1 October 1964) is a Tanzanian environmental scientist and educator. She currently serves as Head of Department of
environmental studies
Environmental studies (EVS or EVST) is a multidisciplinary academic field which systematically studies human behavior, human interaction with the Natural environment, environment. Environmental studies connects principles from the physical sci ...
at the
Open University of Tanzania
The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) () is a distance learning public university in Tanzania and the largest by the number of students. It was established by an Act of Parliament No. 17 of 1992. It is a single mode institution offering cert ...
(OUT), where she is also a lecturer and a researcher. She previously served as
OUT
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Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
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Director in the
Lindi Region
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since 2007 to 2015.
Academic degrees and honours
In 1983, she obtained a diploma in biology, chemistry and education from the Dar es Salaam Teachers College, now
Dar es Salaam University College of Education
The Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE) is a constituent college of the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. DUCE is located in Miburani ward, Temeke municipality close to Tanzania National Stadium. It is one of the higher ...
. In 2003, she was awarded
Bachelor's degree
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of Science in education (honors) form the
Open University of Tanzania
The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) () is a distance learning public university in Tanzania and the largest by the number of students. It was established by an Act of Parliament No. 17 of 1992. It is a single mode institution offering cert ...
, then in 2007 Master of Science in
environmental science (thesis) from
University of Dar es Salaam
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) (Swahili: ''Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam'') is a public university located in Ubungo District, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. It was established in 1961 as an affiliate college of the University of London. ...
and
Doctor of Science
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Africa
Algeria and Morocco
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in environmental pollution control and
ecological modelling
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from
Open University of Tanzania
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sandwich with
Copenhagen University
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The University of Copenhagen c ...
. In 2011, she was a
visiting scholar
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at the
University of Montana
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. In 2019, she received a certificate from
Centre for Foreign Relations.
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ORCID Researcher id
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1964 births
Living people
Tanzanian women civil servants
Tanzanian educators
Women educators
Tanzanian scientists
Tanzanian women scientists
Tanzanian civil servants
People from Kilimanjaro Region
University of Dar es Salaam alumni
Open University of Tanzania alumni
Weruweru Secondary School alumni
University of Copenhagen alumni
Systems ecologists
21st-century women scientists
21st-century women educators
21st-century Tanzanian people
21st-century Tanzanian women