Abstract Background In 2006 a joint European public health master course EuroPubHealth was created by a group of European universities, coordinated by the EHESP in Rennes. The EPH Program is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Objectives One of the objective of the EPH Program is to support public health development through education of specialists from different parts of the World. To see the scope of this support, the data of candidates and students were analyzed, mainly in terms of their country of origin and background. Results A total number of candidates is growing significantly: it was 319 in 2006 and 609 in 2018. In 13 intakes over 5100 candidates from 156 countries applied, 331 of them (from 77 countries) became students. Most of candidates were from Africa (42% in total and 10% from Nigeria only) and Asia (33%). Looking at students’ group the structure is different - 28% students were from Europe and 25% from Asia; Africa took only 10% study places. The most frequently occurring backgrounds of candidates and students in years 2013-2018 were medicine (over 20%), public health (about 12%) and biological sciences (10% of candidates and 16% of students), but it varied greatly depending on the origin: e.g. there were only 7% of physicians among candidates from USA, and nearly 30% among Africans and Asians. Nearly 20% students had a background not directly related to medicine and biology, so they formed very diverse groups. Conclusions Over 70% EPH students came from outside Europe, over 180 public health specialists from Asia, Africa and South America were educated. Now, many of them work on public health development in countries with very high needs in this area, supporting local communities. Key messages The EPH Program helps to develop public health on all continents. The interest in education in public health is very big - people interested in education are from very different countries and their background is not always connected directly with human health.