Cooperation involves striving to meet a shared goal – the application of individual strengths. If successful, a collaboration of cooperation partners often brings benefits for all involved. The main requirement for good cooperation is the successful choice of partners. The cooperation partners of the wmr are, first and foremost, competent specialists from the local communities and institutions. They offer their accumulated know-how in pursuit of a shared goal to ensure a successful collaboration. So what is this ‘shared goal’? Simple: working together to promote the Metropole Ruhr! Specialist expertise is in high demand in the Metropole Ruhr to help promote economic development! The wmr is therefore always on the look-out for new cooperation partners.