Can Undergraduates Get the Experience Required by the Software Industry During Their University?

The use of software standards in the software industry as a requirement to be part of the software development chain has been increasing in recent years. This fact is not an exception for Very Small Entities, as suppliers for medium and large organizations. However, achieving the use of software engineering models and standards is not an easy task for them. One of the principal facts is the human factor. Most engineers in this type of organization are junior engineers with little or no experience working under international software engineering models or standards. This paper provides the results of implementing an international standard in universities to reduce the gap between the requirements of the software engineering industry and the knowledge received at universities. The results show that students can get the required experience by developing real projects following the ISO/IEC 29110 standard.