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 is a multidisciplinary academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment. Environmental studies connects principles from the physical sciences, commerce/economics, the humanities, and social ...
at the
Open University of Tanzania
The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) is a distance learning public university
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public ...
(OUT), where she is also a lecturer and a researcher. She previously served as
OUT Director in the
Lindi Region
Lindi Region (''Mkoa wa Lindi'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Sri Lanka. The regional capital is the m ...
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 le ...
. In 2003, she was awarded
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
of Science in education (honors) form the
Open University of Tanzania
The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) is a distance learning public university
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public ...
, then in 2007 Master of Science in
environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geograp ...
(thesis) from
University of Dar es Salaam
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is a public university in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It was established in 1961 as an affiliate college of the University of London. The university became an affiliate of the University of East Africa (UEA) in 1 ...
and
Doctor of Science
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in environmental pollution control and
ecological modelling
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from
Open University of Tanzania
The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) is a distance learning public university
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public ...
sandwich with
Copenhagen University
The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public research university in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia after Uppsala Unive ...
. In 2011, she was a
visiting scholar
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at the
University of Montana
The University of Montana (UM) is a public research university in Missoula, Montana. UM is a flagship institution of the Montana University System and its second largest campus. UM reported 10,962 undergraduate and graduate students in the fal ...
. In 2019, she received a certificate from
Centre for Foreign Relations.
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1964 births
Living people
Tanzanian women
Tanzanian 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