Surapon graduated with second class honors in law from Thammasat University in 1982, a Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies in public law from Université Robert Schuman in 1987, and a Doctorat (Mention très honorable) from Université Robert Schuman in 1990.
In 1995, he was in charge of construction of the Asian Games sports center at Thammasat's Rangsit campus.
Thammasat University arts senior "Amy" Chotiros Suriyawong wore a black dress during the 2007 Subhanahongsa Awards viewed by many as being highly sexy.
[2] Surapon forced Amy to appear before a press conference along with her dress and the deans of the university, and made her apologize for her actions.
[3] He also punished her by forcing her to read books to blind children for 15 days, as well as perform other community services.