Univ.-Ass.in
Zehra Sultan Kumru Yağmurkaya
BA, BA, MA
Universitätsassistentin (Prae-Doc)
Schulentwicklungsforschung und Leadership
+43 512 507 44483
zehra.kumru-yagmurkaya@uibk.ac.at
Innrain 52a, 6020 Innsbruck, 3. Stock
Büro Nr.: 03H110
Sprechstunde: nach Vereinbarung

Academic Background
Master of Arts
09/2020 - 08/2022
Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye
Institute of Educational Sciences, Department of English Langauge Teaching
Name of the Thesis: Intercultural Communicative Competence: Exploring EFL Teachers' Perceived Levels and Actual Practices
Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asuman Aşık
Bachelor of Arts
09/2012 - 01/2017
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye
Faculty of Education, Department of English Langauge Teaching
Bachelor of Arts,
Minor
09/2014 - 01/2017
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye
Faculty of Education, German Langauge Minor Degree Program
Bachelor of Arts,
Open Education
09/2016 - 08/2020
Anatolian University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
Open Education Faculty, Faculty of Economics, International Relations Program
Professional Background
Univ. Assistant & PhD Student
since 2024
University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Institute of Teacher Education and School Research
English Language Lecturer
10/2017 - 05/2024
National Defense University, Turkish Military Academy, Ankara, Türkiye
Department of Foreign Languages
Publikationen 2026
Beiträge in Büchern / Zeitschriften
Zeitschriftenaufsatz (Originalarbeit)
- Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan; Aşık, Asuman (2026): Exploring English language instructors’ in-class practices of intercultural communicative competence through vignette cases.
In: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 11/1, No. 13. (DOI) (Weblink)
Medienbeiträge
Medienbeitrag
- Ammann-Kapa, Katarzyna; Aysel, Asligül; Bacher, Sabrina; Egger, Katharina; Grobler, Sunet; Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan; Romano, Anna; van Staden, Surette: LehrerInnenbildung: Tagung für junge Forschende (Selbstverfasster Beitrag).
In: Newsroom - www.uibk.ac.at vom 06.05.2026. (Weblink)
Vorträge 2026
Präsentationen auf Kongressen, Tagungen o.Ä.
Konferenzvortrag
- Vortragende/r: Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan: Teacher Training for Artificial Intelligence in Times of Glocalization: A Systematic Review of Empirical Intervention Studies.
ÖFEB Kongress 2026: Bildung in Zeiten der Glokalisierung, Innsbruck, 02.10.2026. (Weblink) - Vortragende/r: Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan: Analysing a Poem with or without ChatGPT: A Comparative Study.
EUROCALL 2026: Promoting Linguistic Diversity Through CALL, Belfast, 10.09.2026. (Weblink) - Vortragende/r: Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan: English Language Teachers’ AI Readiness: A Continuum from Pre-service to In-service.
30th JURE 2026 Conference, Tartu, 07.07.2026. (Weblink) - Vortragende/r: Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan: School Climate and Collaborative Culture: Building a supportive work
environment in educational institutions.
Teachers’ Well-being in Times of Crisis, Warschau, 10.06.2026. (Weblink) - Vortragende/r: Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan: A Continuum from Pre-service to In service: English Teachers’ Readiness towards Integrating AI-based Tools into Education.
ICSEI 2026, Doha, 21.01.2026. (Weblink)
Chair / Diskussionsteilnehmer:in bei Konferenz
- Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan: Chair Session 6h: KI-Kompetenz.
ÖFEB Kongress 2026: Bildung in Zeiten der Glokalisierung, Innsbruck, 02.10.2026. (Weblink) - Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan: Chair Poster Presentation on Early Childhood Learning and Development.
30th JURE 2026 Conference, Tartu, 06.07.2026. (Weblink)
Vortrag bei Projektmeeting / Forschungskooperationstreffen
- Vortragende/r: Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan: Pre- and In-service Teachers’ AI Readiness in the Austrian Context.
Bildung im Spiegel junger Forschung, Innsbruck, 17.04.2026. (Weblink)
Publikationen 2025
Medienbeiträge
Medienbeitrag
- Ammann, Markus; Ammann-Kapa, Katarzyna; Grobler, Sunet; Schreier, Andreas; Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan: ILS stärkt Bildungskooperation mit Indonesien.
In: Newsroom - www.uibk.ac.at vom 07.08.2025. (Weblink)
Vorträge 2025
Präsentationen auf Kongressen, Tagungen o.Ä.
Konferenzvortrag
- Vortragende/r: Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan: Teachers’ Readiness towards Integrating AI-based Tools into Education: A Continuum from Pre-service to In-service.
ECER 2025 - Emerging Researchers' Conference, Belgrad, 09.09.2025. (Weblink)
Vortrag bei Projektmeeting / Forschungskooperationstreffen
- Vortragende/r: Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan: Work-life Balance.
Project Meeting at the School of Business and Management Department of Teknologi, Bandung, 08.07.2025. (Weblink) - Vortragende/r: Kumru Yagmurkaya, Zehra Sultan: Work-Life Balance and Boundaries.
Erasmus+ Teachers' Well-Being in Times of Crisis - Project Meeting, Warschau, 11.04.2025. (Weblink)