Solidarity with Valentin Gutev

Professor Gutev has been for many years a world class mathematician and continues to do cutting-edge work.

Professor Valentin Gutev remains the world's leading mathematician in this field. I strongly support this petition.

Prof. Valentin Gutev is an outstanding scientist and an excellent teacher. I fully support the petition. Dr. Krassimira Vlachkova Head of Department of Complex Analysis and Topology Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

Prof. Gutev was my teacher at Sofia University. I remember him as a very good and professional lecturer.

Professor Valentin Gutev is a highly respected researcher and teacher in his field. I strongly support this petition.

I strongly support Prof. Gutev; he is an internationally acknowledged authority in his field, a productive researcher and an experienced and successful teacher.

Valentin Gutev was a colleague of mine when I was at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He was a fine academic who had an B1-rating by the National Research Foundation of South Africa (which is high for Mathematics in South Africa). He was also a very good teacher and his students really liked him and his courses. I strongly support the case of Valentin.

I strongly support the petition in favor of Professor Valentin Gutev.

I strongly support the petition for Prof Valentin Gutev. He is a renowned mathematician world wide in his field of research.

Valentin Gutev is a highly respected scientist with an international reputation. Prof. Vladimir Todorov Thus, I strongly support the petition

Valentin Gutev is a prominent Bulgarian topologist renown for his fundamental contributions to the theory of continuous selections, an area of general topology pioneered by Ernest Michael and having applications in numerous areas of mathematics. While Professor Gutev published more than 90 research papers, this number alone does not tell the whole story. His articles are usually quite lengthy, dive deeply into the substance of his study, and the results he obtains often offer a complete solution of the problem he chooses to address. In particular, his characterizations of various mathematical phenomena are often of the ``if and only if'' variety, providing both necessary and sufficient conditions. Velentin Gutev has a strong passion for doing mathematics. I sincerely hope that the University of Malta would reconsider its decision and give Professor Gutev a chance to pass his passion to a younger generation of students. I have no doubts that the mathematical education in Malta would greatly benefit from Professor Gutev's continuing full-time service at his institution. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan

I support the petition. Professor Gutev is an excellent mathematician.

I completely support the petition and Professor Valentin Gutev's reinstatement as full-time faculty.

It is a shocking news, especially taking into account his passion and enthusiasm when it comes to teaching and strength of his research contributions. I fully support the petition.

Prof Valentin Gutev is a highly respected scientist with an international reputation. He will be a valuable intellectual asset to the University of Malta.

I fully support the petition. Professor Gutev is a prolific and well-respected mathematician, and a very good teacher, to boot.

I strongly support prof Valentin Gutev.

I fully support the petition. Professor Gutev is highly respected within the international community of topologists.

I strongly support the petition.

I fully support the petition and stand by Professor Gutev. It is very shocking to hear this situation has happened; I hope it is resolved and that the strategies are properly reconsidered so it never happens again.