While most countries track success using GDP, Bhutan has built its national policy around Gross National Happiness. Fourteen University of Canberra students travelled there to experience this philosophy first-hand, spending four weeks immersed in Bhutanese life, work and culture.

Their journey took them well beyond the classroom, with placements at the Prime Minister's Office, a national referral hospital and a luxury hotel, seminars covering hydropower and entrepreneurship, and a rewarding three-hour hike to the famous Tiger's Nest monastery. 

It's a powerful reminder that wellbeing and success can be measured in more ways than one.