🗓 Deadline: Novembre 25, 2025 – 1:00 PM (Beirut Time)
YOUTHMED Project
Empowering Youth for an Inclusive Mediterranean
(A_Y_3.1_0624)
A_Y_3.1_0624 – 03 – 001
National League for Culture & Development (NLCD) , a Partner of YOUTHMED Project (Interreg NEXT MED Programme), is looking for an AI System developer who will be contracted as part of the “YOUTHMED” project.
🔹 Project Overview
Total Budget: €1,110,000
EU Contribution: €987,900 (89%)
Programme: Interreg NEXT MED Programme, co-funded by the European Union
Project Duration: 30 months (June 2025 – December 2027)
YOUTHMED aims to strengthen youth participation, cooperation, and civic responsibility across the Mediterranean through inclusive dialogue, cross-border exchange, and digital innovation — enabling youth and youth organizations to co-create solutions and actively shape resilient societies.
Key Benefits and Impact:
- 510 youth trained in civic engagement, media literacy, and digital participation
- 25 youth organizations cooperating across borders
- 1 multilingual AI-powered platform (SmartMaria) to enable youth collaboration
- 4 transnational events with political and cultural leaders
- 1 shared digital knowledge space
- Policy-relevant data and networks to inform inclusive youth strategies
Target Groups: Youth aged 18–30, youth organizations, civic actors, and public institutions in Lebanon, Egypt, Greece, and Spain.
🔹 Assignment Scope
The selected expert will develop the “SmartMaria AI System (as per Attachment A – Terms of Reference).”
✅ Provider Profile
• Experience: Minimum 10 years in system development (including 2 years in AI system developing)
• Language: Fluency in English and Arabic.
📦 Expected Deliverables
• SmartMaria AI System
📌 Contract Terms
• Contract Type: Framework contract (task-based activation)
• Duration: Until December 2027
• Max Budget: €20,000 (across multiple assignments)
• Supervision: YOUTHMED Project coordinator and NLCD team
📝 How to Apply
Please submit the following by email:
- Signed Application Form (Attachment B)
- Company Portfolio or Sample Works
- Registration Certificate or valid ID
Send your application to:
• Yasser Mahfouz (Project Manager): yasser.mahfouz@nlcd.net
• Abbass Gharib (Financial Manager): abbass.gharib@nlcd.net
Subject: Application for AI system Developer – YOUTHMED Project
📅 Deadline
November 25th, 2025 at 1:00 PM (Beirut Time)
Note: This is an expression of intention. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to complete their tenders.
🔐 Data Protection
All submitted data will be processed in accordance with Lebanese law and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation EU 2016/679).
Attachment A: Terms of Reference (PDF)
Attachment B: Application Form (DOC)
This call is funded by the European Union under the Interreg NEXT MED Programme. The views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union.
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