• Thailand Executive Leadership : Harvard University, USA
• Top Executive Program : Chulalongkorn University
• Buddhist Studies - Nak Dhamsuksa Ake : Wat Paknam Pasicharoen, Thailand
• Domestic Science : Cheltenham Ladies’ College, UK
• Wattana Wittaya Academy, Thailand
  

POLICY –MAKING LEVEL:

• Advisory, Planning and Plan of Action: UNESCO Expert
• Programmes, Projects, Activities: (initiate/pioneer, concept, develop, implement & monitor)

PROMOTION OF EXCELLENCE IN CRAFTS:

• UNESCO-AHPADA SEAL of Excellence Project from 2001-2007
• UNESCO SEAL of Excellence Programme in other WCC Sub-Regions
• WCC-UNESCO Jury Crafts Prize for Asia Pacific on three occasions
• WCC-APR CRAFT AWARDS
• ASEAN AWARDS FOR ASEAN CRAFTS OF EXCELLENCE
• Papers presentation at Major Craft Events
• Organisation of Craft Events (Important of CONEX’81)

SPECIAL INTERESTS:

• Cultural Craft Promotion & Development and Religious Study
• President, World Craft Council – Asia Pacific Region (2009-2012)
• President, Thai Handicraft Promotion Trade Association Honorary Chairman
• ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development Association
  (Founder President 1981 – 1988)

Chairperson:

• Community Bonds Foundation

Advisor:

• Thai Chamber of Commerce, Business Women Committee
  (Founder) Chairperson for two terms
• UNESCO Expert in Craft Promotion & Development
• Advisory Committee Member, International Center for Promotion of Crafts (CIPA), Fez, Morocco
• Sub-Committee on Standard of Thai Traditional Textiles, Commission on Higher Education, Ministry of Education.
  

Honorary Member of International World Craft Council and Asia Pacific Region

Ms. Surapee Rojanavongse has been involved in the field of Arts and Crafts for almost forty years with the Thai and ASEAN Government Departments and International NGOs’ concerned in the promotion and development of handicrafts to alleviate poverty in the rural areas.

She had written numerous papers on this subject. She has a large collection of textiles intended for Textiles Studies to the young generations. She had initiated a project: UNESCO-AHPADA “SEAL OF EXCELLENCE” since 2001. The project had been extended to South Asia Region in October 2004, Central Asia Region in May 2005 and later that year to East Asia Region. The project is now called “UNESCO AWARD of Excellence” since 2008.

She firmly believes that Crafts can promote WORLD PEACE through Art in Education from the very young age.

• Chairperson : Gaysorn Group
• Chairperson : Sudhipong Srivikorn Foundation
• Advisory Chairperson : Business Women Committee, Thai Chamber of Commerce
• Chairperson : Community Economy Development Collaborative Committee and Community Bonds Foundation
• Honorary Chairperson : ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development Association (AHPADA)
• President: World Craft Council – Asia Pacific Region (2009-2012)
• President: AHPADA Thailand and Thai Handicraft Promotion Trade Association
• Board Member : Thai Artisan Foundation
• Advisor : National Security Association
• Advisor : Fundraising Bureau – Thai Red Cross Society
• Honorary Deputy Director : Red Cross Volunteer Bureau – Thai Red Cross Society
• UNESCO Specialist in Crafts Promotion and Development
  

• Active in Tourist Industry : Airline, Hotel and Travel Agency (1954–68)
• Founding Member : Thai Travel Agency Association (1964)
• Home Textile Manufacturer (1970–75)
• Founding Member: National Security Association (1979)
• Founding President : ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development Association (1981)
• President AHPADA, Thailand (2006)
• Initiated the setting up of the National Handicraft Center and ASEAN Handicraft Center through the Ministry of -Industry, which had been approved by the Cabinet and given permission to proceed since 1982.
• Chairperson and founder : Business Women’s Committee of Thai Chamber of Commerce (1999)
• President : Women for Women Association (1987–1998)
• Committee Member for the Development of the Home Economics Curriculum: Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
• Guest Lecturer : Chulalongkorn University, Ramkhamhaeng University and Rajamangala Institute of Technology
• Guest Speaker for various International Organizations
• UNESCO Specialist in Handicraft Promotion and Development