Asst. Prof. Surat Horachaikul is a lecturer in political science at the Department of International Relations, and former Deputy Dean, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. He is also the Director of the CU Indian Studies Center.

He gained his M.A. in Politics and Contemporary History at Guildhall University, London. And an M.Sc. in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from the University of London. One of his publications is Democratic Development in Thailand.

Ajarn Surat organized a great variety of international events at Chulalongkorn University, a.o. Gandhi Memorial Lectures with Vandana Shiva, Satish Kumar, Rajagopal P.V., and Dr. Ramin Jahanbegloo. He is a co-founder of the School for Wellbeing Studies and Research.