The Software Factory of the ICT Research Center is currently implementing a research model that consists in the incorporation of undergraduate students of the Technological University of Panama in software development projects. This model aims to promote the participation of university students on real software development projects, and to build a research culture. The model consists of five phases: Project planning, selection of students, provide a 45-hour training to selected students on ICT Research Center development guidelines, assign and insert students in software projects (they will also be assigned to a mentor), and give the opportunity to high performance students to be recruited by an ICT Research group. It should be noted that student participation is voluntary, so they do not receive final compensation.Keywords: Student's insertion, volunteering, software development