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The training course took place in a very comfortable conditions and the students who were present with great enthusiasm and interest followed "Introduction to Rock Mechanics", which is considered as an important part of geotechnical field. The audience was more than expected. The attendees have discovered another discipline, which differs completely from Soil Mechanics. It is focused on the discontinuities rather than on the rock matrix, and is based on the theory of discontinua and that of the blocks, which confer the Rock Mechanics its main originality. The rock mass classification system has also attracted their attention since the philosophy and the principle are unique and fare from those of Soil Mechanics.